Modulation of endothelial lipase expression

ABSTRACT

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of endothelial lipase. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding endothelial lipase. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of endothelial lipase expression and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with expression of endothelial lipase are provided.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating the expression of endothelial lipase. In particular, this invention relates to compounds, particularly oligonucleotide compounds, which, in preferred embodiments, hybridize with nucleic acid molecules encoding endothelial lipase. Such compounds are shown herein to modulate the expression of endothelial lipase.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Atherosclerosis is the major causative factor of heart disease and stroke, and the leading cause of death in Western countries is cardiovascular disease. Dyslipidaemia is a primary contributor to atherosclerosis. Because triglycerides are insoluble in the bloodstream, they are packaged for plasma transport into micelle-like lipoprotein particles composed of protein and phospholipid shells surrounding a non-polar core of acylglycerols, free cholesterol, and cholesterol esters. Lipoproteins have been classified into five broad categories on the basis of their functional and physical properties: chylomicrons (which transport dietary lipids from intestine to tissues); very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), intermediate density lipoproteins (IDL) and low density lipoproteins (LDL), (all of which transport triacylglycerols and cholesterol from the liver to tissues); and high density lipoproteins (HDL) (which transport endogenous cholesterol from tissues to the liver, as well as mediating selective cholesteryl ester delivery to steroidogenic tissues). All of these particles undergo continuous metabolic processing and have somewhat variable properties and compositions. Plasma concentrations of LDL and HDL are directly and inversely related, respectively, to the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (Krieger, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci U.S.A. 1998, 95, 4077-4080).

[0003] HDL protect the arterial wall from the development of atherosclerosis by promoting efflux of excess cholesterol from cells in the arterial wall and returning it to the liver for excretion into the bile, as well as by protecting LDL from oxidation, thereby reducing the inflammatory response of epithelial cells, inhibiting the coagulation pathway, and promoting the availability of nitric oxide. The metabolism of HDL is influenced by several members of the triacylglycerol (TG) lipase family of proteins, which hydrolyze triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesteryl esters, generating fatty acids to facilitate intestinal absorption, energy production or storage. Of the TG lipases, lipoprotein lipase (LPL) influences the metabolism of HDL cholesterol by hydrolyzing triglycerides in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, resulting in the transfer of lipids and apolipoproteins to HDL and is responsible for hydrolyzing chylomicron and VLDL in muscle and adipose tissues. Hepatic lipase (HL) hydrolyzes HDL triglyceride and phospholipids, generating smaller, lipid-depleted HDL particles, and plays a role in the uptake of HDL cholesterol (Jin et al., Trends Endocrinol. Metab., 2002, 13, 174-178; Wong and Schotz, J. Lipid Res., 2002, 43, 993-999). Endothelial lipase (also known as EDL, EL, LIPG, endothelial-derived lipase and endothelial cell-derived lipase) was identified using differential display to isolate mRNAs which were differentially regulated in response to oxidized-LDL (Jaye et al., Nat. Genet., 1999, 21, 424-428). Independently, the human endothelial lipase gene was identified in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) undergoing tube formation in a model of vascular formation (Hirata et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1999, 274, 14170-14175).

[0004] In humans, the endothelial lipase gene has been assigned to chromosome 18, and the rat endothelial lipase gene was identified and mapped to rat chromosome 18 in the vicinity of a quantitative trait locus that affects serum HDL levels after a high fat diet (Bonne et al., DNA Seq., 2001, 12, 285-287).

[0005] At least 50% of the variation in HDL cholesterol levels is genetically determined. The phenotype of elevated HDL cholesterol is often dominantly inherited, but homozygous deficiency of HL or of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), which result in elevated HDL cholesterol, are recessive conditions. Recently, several genetic variations in the human endothelial lipase gene have been identified, 6 of which potentially produce functional variants of the protein, and the frequencies of these variants were found to be associated with elevated levels of HDL cholesterol in human subjects (deLemos et al., Circulation, 2002, 106, 1321-1326).

[0006] Notably, the endothelial lipase-mediated binding and uptake of HDL particles and the selective uptake of HDL-derived cholesterol esters have been reported to be independent of its enzymatic lipolytic activity (Strauss et al., Biochem. J., 2002).

[0007] Recombinant endothelial lipase protein has substantial phospholipase activity but has been reported to have less hydrolytic activity toward triglyceride lipids (Hirata et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1999, 274, 14170-14175; Jaye et al., Nat. Genet., 1999, 21, 424-428). However, endothelial lipase does exhibit triglyceride lipase activity ex vivo in addition to its HDL phospholipase activity, and endothelial lipase was found to hydrolyze HDL more efficiently than other lipoproteins (McCoy et al., J. Lipid Res., 2002, 43, 921-929). Overexpression of the human endothelial lipase gene in the livers of mice markedly reduces plasma concentrations of HDL cholesterol and its major protein apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) (Jaye et al., Nat. Genet., 1999, 21, 424-428).

[0008] On the basis of its amino acid sequence homology to other members of the TG lipase family, including the presence of a characteristic 19-amino acid “lid” domain predicted to form an amphipathic helix covering the catalytic pocket of the enzyme and confers substrate specificity to the enzymes of the TG lipase family, and its demonstrated phospholipase activity, the endothelial lipase protein is believed to be involved in lipoprotein metabolism and vascular biology (Hirata et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1999, 274, 14170-14175; Jaye et al., Nat. Genet., 1999, 21, 424-428).

[0009] Endothelial lipase was cloned from epithelial cells but has been demonstrated to be abundantly expressed in a variety of tissues including ovary, testis, thyroid gland, liver, lung, kidney and placenta, the latter suggesting the potential for a role in development (Hirata et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1999, 274, 14170-14175; Jaye et al., Nat. Genet., 1999, 21, 424-428). Interestingly, endothelial lipase mRNA levels were upregulated in HUVEC and coronary artery endothelial cells upon treatment with inflammatory cytokines implicated in vascular disease etiology and vascular remodeling, including TNF-alpha and IL-1beta. Thus, endothelial lipase is predicted to be intricately involved in modulating vessel wall lipid metabolism and to play a role in vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis (Hirata et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 2000, 272, 90-93).

[0010] Disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,395,530 is an isolated nucleic acid which hybridizes at high stringency to a nucleic acid having a sequence selected from a group of which endothelial lipase is a member or to a target consisting of nucleotides from 44-79 of the endothelial lipase gene wherein the complement of said isolated nucleic acid encodes a polypeptide having triacylglycerol lipase or phospholipase A activity. Further claimed are a vector, a composition, a recombinant cell and method for preparing a polypeptide. Antisense nucleic acids are generally disclosed (Jaye et al., 2002).

[0011] Disclosed and claimed in PCT Publications WO 01/40466 and WO 00/73452 is an isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence that encodes the endothelial lipase protein or to a nucleotide sequence selected from a group of which the endothelial lipase gene is a member, a vector, a host cell, a process for producing a polypeptide, an isolated polypeptide, a chimeric molecule, and antibody, a method of detecting said polypeptide in a sample, a method of linking a bioactive molecule to a cell expressing said polypeptide, a method of modulating at least one biological activity of a cell expressing said polypeptide, methods for stimulating the release of TNF-alpha from human blood, for modulating the uptake of glucose or FFA by skeletal muscle or adipocyte cells, for stimulating the proliferation or differentiation of chondrocyte cells, for stimulating the proliferation of inner ear utricular supporting cells, endothelial cells or T-lymphocyte cells, for stimulating the proliferation of or gene expression in pericyte cells, for stimulating the release of proteoglycans from cartilage, for stimulating the release of a cytokine from PBMC cells, for inhibiting the binding of A-peptide to factor VIIA, for inhibiting the differentiation of adipocyte cells, for detecting the presence of tumor in an mammal, an oligonucleotide probe derived from any of several nucleotide sequences cited, a composition useful for the treatment of immune related diseases, use of a polypeptide to prepare said composition, a method of diagnosing an immune related disease in a mammal, an immune related disease diagnostic kit, a method for identifying an agonist or a compound capable of inhibiting the expression and/or activity of a polypeptide, a vector, and an ex vivo producer cell. Antisense oligonucleotide agonists or antagonists are generally disclosed (Ashkenazi et al., 2000; Baker et al., 2001).

[0012] Disclosed and claimed in PCT Publication WO 01/96388 is an isolated polynucleotide comprising a sequence selected from a group of nucleotide sequences, complements of said sequences, sequences consisting of at least 20 contiguous residues of one of said sequences, sequences that hybridize to said sequences, sequences having at least 75% identity to said sequence, and degenerate variants of said sequence, an isolated polypeptide, an expression vector, a host cell, an isolated antibody, a method for detecting the presence of a cancer in a patient, a fusion protein, an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to said sequence, a method for stimulating and/or expanding T cells specific for a tumor protein, an isolated T cell population, a composition comprising a first component selected from the group consisting of physiologically acceptable carriers and immunostimulants, and a second component selected from the group consisting of said polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, fusion proteins, T cell populations and antigen presenting cells that express a polypeptide, a method for stimulating an immune response in a patient, a method for the treatment of a cancer in a patient, a method for determining the presence of a cancer in a patient, a diagnostic kit comprising at least one oligonucleotide or antibody, and a method for inhibiting the development of a cancer in a patient. Antisense oligonucleotides are generally disclosed (Jiang et al., 2001).

[0013] Currently, there are no known therapeutic agents which effectively inhibit the synthesis of endothelial lipase.

[0014] Consequently, there remains a long felt need for agents capable of effectively inhibiting endothelial lipase function.

[0015] Antisense technology is emerging as an effective means for reducing the expression of specific gene products and may therefore prove to be uniquely useful in a number of therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications for the modulation of endothelial lipase expression.

[0016] The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating endothelial lipase expression.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The present invention is directed to compounds, especially nucleic acid and nucleic acid-like oligomers, which are targeted to a nucleic acid encoding endothelial lipase, and which modulate the expression of endothelial lipase. Pharmaceutical and other compositions comprising the compounds of the invention are also provided. Further provided are methods of screening for modulators of endothelial lipase and methods of modulating the expression of endothelial lipase in cells, tissues or animals comprising contacting said cells, tissues or animals with one or more of the compounds or compositions of the invention. Methods of treating an animal, particularly a human, suspected of having or being prone to a disease or condition associated with expression of endothelial lipase are also set forth herein. Such methods comprise administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of one or more of the compounds or compositions of the invention to the person in need of treatment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Overview of the Invention

[0018] The present invention employs compounds, preferably oligonucleotides and similar species for use in modulating the function or effect of nucleic acid molecules encoding endothelial lipase. This is accomplished by providing oligonucleotides which specifically hybridize with one or more nucleic acid molecules encoding endothelial lipase. As used herein, the terms “target nucleic acid” and “nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase” have been used for convenience to encompass DNA encoding endothelial lipase, RNA (including pre-mRNA and mRNA or portions thereof) transcribed from such DNA, and also cDNA derived from such RNA. The hybridization of a compound of this invention with its target nucleic acid is generally referred to as “antisense”. Consequently, the preferred mechanism believed to be included in the practice of some preferred embodiments of the invention is referred to herein as “antisense inhibition.” Such antisense inhibition is typically based upon hydrogen bonding-based hybridization of oligonucleotide strands or segments such that at least one strand or segment is cleaved, degraded, or otherwise rendered inoperable. In this regard, it is presently preferred to target specific nucleic acid molecules and their functions for such antisense inhibition.

[0019] The functions of DNA to be interfered with can include replication and transcription. Replication and transcription, for example, can be from an endogenous cellular template, a vector, a plasmid construct or otherwise. The functions of RNA to be interfered with can include functions such as translocation of the RNA to a site of protein translation, translocation of the RNA to sites within the cell which are distant from the site of RNA synthesis, translation of protein from the RNA, splicing of the RNA to yield one or more RNA species, and catalytic activity or complex formation involving the RNA which may be engaged in or facilitated by the RNA. One preferred result of such interference with target nucleic acid function is modulation of the expression of endothelial lipase. In the context of the present invention, “modulation” and “modulation of expression” mean either an increase (stimulation) or a decrease (inhibition) in the amount or levels of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the gene, e.g., DNA or RNA. Inhibition is often the preferred form of modulation of expression and mRNA is often a preferred target nucleic acid.

[0020] In the context of this invention, “hybridization” means the pairing of complementary strands of oligomeric compounds. In the present invention, the preferred mechanism of pairing involves hydrogen bonding, which may be Watson-Crick, Hoogsteen or reversed Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding, between complementary nucleoside or nucleotide bases (nucleobases) of the strands of oligomeric compounds. For example, adenine and thymine are complementary nucleobases which pair through the formation of hydrogen bonds. Hybridization can occur under varying circumstances.

[0021] An antisense compound is specifically hybridizable when binding of the compound to the target nucleic acid interferes with the normal function of the target nucleic acid to cause a loss of activity, and there is a sufficient degree of complementarity to avoid non-specific binding of the antisense compound to non-target nucleic acid sequences under conditions in which specific binding is desired, i.e., under physiological conditions in the case of in vivo assays or therapeutic treatment, and under conditions in which assays are performed in the case of in vitro assays.

[0022] In the present invention the phrase “stringent hybridization conditions” or “stringent conditions” refers to conditions under which a compound of the invention will hybridize to its target sequence, but to a minimal number of other sequences. Stringent conditions are sequence-dependent and will be different in different circumstances and in the context of this invention, “stringent conditions” under which oligomeric compounds hybridize to a target sequence are determined by the nature and composition of the oligomeric compounds and the assays in which they are being investigated.

[0023] “Complementary,” as used herein, refers to the capacity for precise pairing between two nucleobases of an oligomeric compound. For example, if a nucleobase at a certain position of an oligonucleotide (an oligomeric compound), is capable of hydrogen bonding with a nucleobase at a certain position of a target nucleic acid, said target nucleic acid being a DNA, RNA, or oligonucleotide molecule, then the position of hydrogen bonding between the oligonucleotide and the target nucleic acid is considered to be a complementary position. The oligonucleotide and the further DNA, RNA, or oligonucleotide molecule are complementary to each other when a sufficient number of complementary positions in each molecule are occupied by nucleobases which can hydrogen bond with each other. Thus, “specifically hybridizable” and “complementary” are terms which are used to indicate a sufficient degree of precise pairing or complementarity over a sufficient number of nucleobases such that stable and specific binding occurs between the oligonucleotide and a target nucleic acid.

[0024] It is understood in the art that the sequence of an antisense compound need not be 100% complementary to that of its target nucleic acid to be specifically hybridizable. Moreover, an oligonucleotide may hybridize over one or more segments such that intervening or adjacent segments are not involved in the hybridization event (e.g., a loop structure or hairpin structure). It is preferred that the antisense compounds of the present invention comprise at least 70% sequence complementarity to a target region within the target nucleic acid, more preferably that they comprise 90% sequence complementarity and even more preferably comprise 95% sequence complementarity to the target region within the target nucleic acid sequence to which they are targeted. For example, an antisense compound in which 18 of 20 nucleobases of the antisense compound are complementary to a target region, and would therefore specifically hybridize, would represent 90 percent complementarity. In this example, the remaining noncomplementary nucleobases may be clustered or interspersed with complementary nucleobases and need not be contiguous to each other or to complementary nucleobases. As such, an antisense compound which is 18 nucleobases in length having 4 (four) noncomplementary nucleobases which are flanked by two regions of complete complementarity with the target nucleic acid would have 77.8% overall complementarity with the target nucleic acid and would thus fall within the scope of the present invention. Percent complementarity of an antisense compound with a region of a target nucleic acid can be determined routinely using BLAST programs (basic local alignment search tools) and PowerBLAST programs known in the art (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol., 1990, 215, 403-410; Zhang and Madden, Genome Res., 1997, 7, 649-656).

B. Compounds of the Invention

[0025] According to the present invention, compounds include antisense oligomeric compounds, antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, external guide sequence (EGS) oligonucleotides, alternate splicers, primers, probes, and other oligomeric compounds which hybridize to at least a portion of the target nucleic acid. As such, these compounds may be introduced in the form of single-stranded, double-stranded, circular or hairpin oligomeric compounds and may contain structural elements such as internal or terminal bulges or loops. Once introduced to a system, the compounds of the invention may elicit the action of one or more enzymes or structural proteins to effect modification of the target nucleic acid. One non-limiting example of such an enzyme is RNAse H, a cellular endonuclease which cleaves the RNA strand of an RNA:DNA duplex. It is known in the art that single-stranded antisense compounds which are “DNA-like” elicit RNAse H. Activation of RNase H, therefore, results in cleavage of the RNA target, thereby greatly enhancing the efficiency of oligonucleotide-mediated inhibition of gene expression. Similar roles have been postulated for other ribonucleases such as those in the RNase III and ribonuclease L family of enzymes.

[0026] While the preferred form of antisense compound is a single-stranded antisense oligonucleotide, in many species the introduction of double-stranded structures, such as double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules, has been shown to induce potent and specific antisense-mediated reduction of the function of a gene or its associated gene products. This phenomenon occurs in both plants and animals and is believed to have an evolutionary connection to viral defense and transposon silencing.

[0027] The first evidence that dsRNA could lead to gene silencing in animals came in 1995 from work in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans (Guo and Kempheus, Cell, 1995, 81, 611-620). Montgomery et al. have shown that the primary interference effects of dsRNA are posttranscriptional (Montgomery et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1998, 95, 15502-15507). The posttranscriptional antisense mechanism defined in Caenorhabditis elegans resulting from exposure to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) has since been designated RNA interference (RNAi). This term has been generalized to mean antisense-mediated gene silencing involving the introduction of dsRNA leading to the sequence-specific reduction of endogenous targeted mRNA levels (Fire et al., Nature, 1998, 391, 806-811). Recently, it has been shown that it is, in fact, the single-stranded RNA oligomers of antisense polarity of the dsRNAs which are the potent inducers of RNAi (Tijsterman et al., Sience, 2002, 295, 694-697).

[0028] In the context of this invention, the term “oligomeric compound” refers to a polymer or oligomer comprising a plurality of monomeric units. In the context of this invention, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to an oligomer or polymer of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or mimetics, chimeras, analogs and homologs thereof. This term includes oligonucleotides composed of naturally occurring nucleobases, sugars and covalent internucleoside (backbone) linkages as well as oligonucleotides having non-naturally occurring portions which function similarly. Such modified or substituted oligonucleotides are often preferred over native forms because of desirable properties such as, for example, enhanced cellular uptake, enhanced affinity for a target nucleic acid and increased stability in the presence of nucleases.

[0029] While oligonucleotides are a preferred form of the compounds of this invention, the present invention comprehends other families of compounds as well, including but not limited to oligonucleotide analogs and mimetics such as those described herein.

[0030] The compounds in accordance with this invention preferably comprise from about 8 to about 80 nucleobases (i.e. from about 8 to about 80 linked nucleosides). One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the invention embodies compounds of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, or 80 nucleobases in length.

[0031] In one preferred embodiment, the compounds of the invention are 12 to 50 nucleobases in length. One having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that this embodies compounds of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, or 50 nucleobases in length.

[0032] In another preferred embodiment, the compounds of the invention are 15 to 30 nucleobases in length. One having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that this embodies compounds of 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 nucleobases in length.

[0033] Particularly preferred compounds are oligonucleotides from about 12 to about 50 nucleobases, even more preferably those comprising from about 15 to about 30 nucleobases.

[0034] Antisense compounds 8-80 nucleobases in length comprising a stretch of at least eight (8) consecutive nucleobases selected from within the illustrative antisense compounds are considered to be suitable antisense compounds as well.

[0035] Exemplary preferred antisense compounds include oligonucleotide sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 5′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred antisense compounds (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same oligonucleotide beginning immediately upstream of the 5′-terminus of the antisense compound which is specifically hybridizable to the target nucleic acid and continuing until the oligonucleotide contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). Similarly preferred antisense compounds are represented by oligonucleotide sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 3′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred antisense compounds (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same oligonucleotide beginning immediately downstream of the 3′-terminus of the antisense compound which is specifically hybridizable to the target nucleic acid and continuing until the oligonucleotide contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). One having skill in the art armed with the preferred antisense compounds illustrated herein will be able, without undue experimentation, to identify further preferred antisense compounds.

C. Targets of the Invention

[0036] “Targeting” an antisense compound to a particular nucleic acid molecule, in the context of this invention, can be a multistep process. The process usually begins with the identification of a target nucleic acid whose function is to be modulated. This target nucleic acid may be, for example, a cellular gene (or mRNA transcribed from the gene) whose expression is associated with a particular disorder or disease state, or a nucleic acid molecule from an infectious agent. In the present invention, the target nucleic acid encodes endothelial lipase.

[0037] The targeting process usually also includes determination of at least one target region, segment, or site within the target nucleic acid for the antisense interaction to occur such that the desired effect, e.g., modulation of expression, will result. Within the context of the present invention, the term “region” is defined as a portion of the target nucleic acid having at least one identifiable structure, function, or characteristic. Within regions of target nucleic acids are segments. “Segments” are defined as smaller or sub-portions of regions within a target nucleic acid. “Sites,” as used in the present invention, are defined as positions within a target nucleic acid.

[0038] Since, as is known in the art, the translation initiation codon is typically 5′-AUG (in transcribed mRNA molecules; 5′-ATG in the corresponding DNA molecule), the translation initiation codon is also referred to as the “AUG codon,” the “start codon” or the “AUG start codon”. A minority of genes have a translation initiation codon having the RNA sequence 5′-GUG, 5′-UUG or 5′-CUG, and 5′-AUA, 5′-ACG and 5′-CUG have been shown to function in vivo. Thus, the terms “translation initiation codon” and “start codon” can encompass many codon sequences, even though the initiator amino acid in each instance is typically methionine (in eukaryotes) or formylmethionine (in prokaryotes). It is also known in the art that eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes may have two or more alternative start codons, any one of which may be preferentially utilized for translation initiation in a particular cell type or tissue, or under a particular set of conditions. In the context of the invention, “start codon” and “translation initiation codon” refer to the codon or codons that are used in vivo to initiate translation of an mRNA transcribed from a gene encoding endothelial lipase, regardless of the sequence(s) of such codons. It is also known in the art that a translation termination codon (or “stop codon”) of a gene may have one of three sequences, i.e., 5′-UAA, 5′-UAG and 5′-UGA (the corresponding DNA sequences are 5′-TAA, 5′-TAG and 5′-TGA, respectively).

[0039] The terms “start codon region” and “translation initiation codon region” refer to a portion of such an mRNA or gene that encompasses from about 25 to about 50 contiguous nucleotides in either direction (i.e., 5′ or 3′) from a translation initiation codon. Similarly, the terms “stop codon region” and “translation termination codon region” refer to a portion of such an mRNA or gene that encompasses from about 25 to about 50 contiguous nucleotides in either direction (i.e., 5′ or 3′) from a translation termination codon. Consequently, the “start codon region” (or “translation initiation codon region”) and the “stop codon region” (or “translation termination codon region”) are all regions which may be targeted effectively with the antisense compounds of the present invention.

[0040] The open reading frame (ORF) or “coding region,” which is known in the art to refer to the region between the translation initiation codon and the translation termination codon, is also a region which may be targeted effectively. Within the context of the present invention, a preferred region is the intragenic region encompassing the translation initiation or termination codon of the open reading frame (ORF) of a gene.

[0041] Other target regions include the 5′ untranslated region (5′UTR), known in the art to refer to the portion of an mRNA in the 5′ direction from the translation initiation codon, and thus including nucleotides between the 5′ cap site and the translation initiation codon of an mRNA (or corresponding nucleotides on the gene), and the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR), known in the art to refer to the portion of an mRNA in the 3′ direction from the translation termination codon, and thus including nucleotides between the translation termination codon and 3′ end of an mRNA (or corresponding nucleotides on the gene). The 5′ cap site of an mRNA comprises an N7-methylated guanosine residue joined to the 5′-most residue of the mRNA via a 5′-5′ triphosphate linkage. The 5′ cap region of an mRNA is considered to include the 5′ cap structure itself as well as the first 50 nucleotides adjacent to the cap site. It is also preferred to target the 5′ cap region.

[0042] Although some eukaryotic mRNA transcripts are directly translated, many contain one or more regions, known as “introns,” which are excised from a transcript before it is translated. The remaining (and therefore translated) regions are known as “exons” and are spliced together to form a continuous mRNA sequence. Targeting splice sites, i.e., intron-exon junctions or exon-intron junctions, may also be particularly useful in situations where aberrant splicing is implicated in disease, or where an overproduction of a particular splice product is implicated in disease. Aberrant fusion junctions due to rearrangements or deletions are also preferred target sites. mRNA transcripts produced via the process of splicing of two (or more) mRNAs from different gene sources are known as “fusion transcripts”. It is also known that introns can be effectively targeted using antisense compounds targeted to, for example, DNA or pre-mRNA.

[0043] It is also known in the art that alternative RNA transcripts can be produced from the same genomic region of DNA. These alternative transcripts are generally known as “variants”. More specifically, “pre-mRNA variants” are transcripts produced from the same genomic DNA that differ from other transcripts produced from the same genomic DNA in either their start or stop position and contain both intronic and exonic sequence.

[0044] Upon excision of one or more exon or intron regions, or portions thereof during splicing, pre-mRNA variants produce smaller “mRNA variants”. Consequently, mRNA variants are processed pre-mRNA variants and each unique pre-mRNA variant must always produce a unique mRNA variant as a result of splicing. These mRNA variants are also known as “alternative splice variants”. If no splicing of the pre-mRNA variant occurs then the pre-mRNA variant is identical to the mRNA variant.

[0045] It is also known in the art that variants can be produced through the use of alternative signals to start or stop transcription and that pre-mRNAs and mRNAs can possess more that one start codon or stop codon. Variants that originate from a pre-mRNA or mRNA that use alternative start codons are known as “alternative start variants” of that pre-mRNA or mRNA. Those transcripts that use an alternative stop codon are known as “alternative stop variants” of that pre-mRNA or mRNA. One specific type of alternative stop variant is the “polyA variant” in which the multiple transcripts produced result from the alternative selection of one of the “polyA stop signals” by the transcription machinery, thereby producing transcripts that terminate at unique polyA sites. Within the context of the invention, the types of variants described herein are also preferred target nucleic acids.

[0046] The locations on the target nucleic acid to which the preferred antisense compounds hybridize are hereinbelow referred to as “preferred target segments.” As used herein the term “preferred target segment” is defined as at least an 8-nucleobase portion of a target region to which an active antisense compound is targeted. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is presently believed that these target segments represent portions of the target nucleic acid which are accessible for hybridization.

[0047] While the specific sequences of certain preferred target segments are set forth herein, one of skill in the art will recognize that these serve to illustrate and describe particular embodiments within the scope of the present invention. Additional preferred target segments may be identified by one having ordinary skill.

[0048] Target segments 8-80 nucleobases in length comprising a stretch of at least eight (8) consecutive nucleobases selected from within the illustrative preferred target segments are considered to be suitable for targeting as well.

[0049] Target segments can include DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 5′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred target segments (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately upstream of the 5′-terminus of the target segment and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). Similarly preferred target segments are represented by DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 3′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred target segments (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately downstream of the 3′-terminus of the target segment and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). One having skill in the art armed with the preferred target segments illustrated herein will be able, without undue experimentation, to identify further preferred target segments.

[0050] Once one or more target regions, segments or sites have been identified, antisense compounds are chosen which are sufficiently complementary to the target, i.e., hybridize sufficiently well and with sufficient specificity, to give the desired effect.

D. Screening and Target Validation

[0051] In a further embodiment, the “preferred target segments” identified herein may be employed in a screen for additional compounds that modulate the expression of endothelial lipase. “Modulators” are those compounds that decrease or increase the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase and which comprise at least an 8-nucleobase portion which is complementary to a preferred target segment. The screening method comprises the steps of contacting a preferred target segment of a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase with one or more candidate modulators, and selecting for one or more candidate modulators which decrease or increase the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase. Once it is shown that the candidate modulator or modulators are capable of modulating (e.g. either decreasing or increasing) the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase, the modulator may then be employed in further investigative studies of the function of endothelial lipase, or for use as a research, diagnostic, or therapeutic agent in accordance with the present invention.

[0052] The preferred target segments of the present invention may be also be combined with their respective complementary antisense compounds of the present invention to form stabilized double-stranded (duplexed) oligonucleotides.

[0053] Such double stranded oligonucleotide moieties have been shown in the art to modulate target expression and regulate translation as well as RNA processsing via an antisense mechanism. Moreover, the double-stranded moieties may be subject to chemical modifications (Fire et al., Nature, 1998, 391, 806-811; Timmons and Fire, Nature 1998, 395, 854; Timmons et al., Gene, 2001, 263, 103-112; Tabara et al., Sience, 1998, 282, 430-431; Montgomery et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1998, 95, 15502-15507; Tuschl et al., Genes Dev., 1999, 13, 3191-3197; Elbashir et al., Nature, 2001, 411, 494-498; Elbashir et al., Genes Dev. 2001, 15, 188-200). For example, such double-stranded moieties have been shown to inhibit the target by the classical hybridization of antisense strand of the duplex to the target, thereby triggering enzymatic degradation of the target (Tijsterman et al., Sience, 2002, 295, 694-697).

[0054] The compounds of the present invention can also be applied in the areas of drug discovery and target validation. The present invention comprehends the use of the compounds and preferred target segments identified herein in drug discovery efforts to elucidate relationships that exist between endothelial lipase and a disease state, phenotype, or condition. These methods include detecting or modulating endothelial lipase comprising contacting a sample, tissue, cell, or organism with the compounds of the present invention, measuring the nucleic acid or protein level of endothelial lipase and/or a related phenotypic or chemical endpoint at some time after treatment, and optionally comparing the measured value to a non-treated sample or sample treated with a further compound of the invention. These methods can also be performed in parallel or in combination with other experiments to determine the function of unknown genes for the process of target validation or to determine the validity of a particular gene product as a target for treatment or prevention of a particular disease, condition, or phenotype.

E. Kits, Research Reagents, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

[0055] The compounds of the present invention can be utilized for diagnostics, therapeutics, prophylaxis and as research reagents and kits. Furthermore, antisense oligonucleotides, which are able to inhibit gene expression with exquisite specificity, are often used by those of ordinary skill to elucidate the function of particular genes or to distinguish between functions of various members of a biological pathway.

[0056] For use in kits and diagnostics, the compounds of the present invention, either alone or in combination with other compounds or therapeutics, can be used as tools in differential and/or combinatorial analyses to elucidate expression patterns of a portion or the entire complement of genes expressed within cells and tissues.

[0057] As one nonlimiting example, expression patterns within cells or tissues treated with one or more antisense compounds are compared to control cells or tissues not treated with antisense compounds and the patterns produced are analyzed for differential levels of gene expression as they pertain, for example, to disease association, signaling pathway, cellular localization, expression level, size, structure or function of the genes examined. These analyses can be performed on stimulated or unstimulated cells and in the presence or absence of other compounds which affect expression patterns.

[0058] Examples of methods of gene expression analysis known in the art include DNA arrays or microarrays (Brazma and Vilo, FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 17-24; Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16), SAGE (serial analysis of gene expression)(Madden, et al., Drug Discov. Today, 2000, 5, 415-425), READS (restriction enzyme amplification of digested cDNAs) (Prashar and Weissman, Methods Enzymol., 1999, 303, 258-72), TOGA (total gene expression analysis) (Sutcliffe, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci U.S.A., 2000, 97, 1976-81), protein arrays and proteomics (Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16; Jungblut, et al., Electrophoresis, 1999, 20, 2100-10), expressed sequence tag (EST) sequencing (Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16; Larsson, et al., J. Biotechnol., 2000, 80, 143-57), subtractive RNA fingerprinting (SuRF) (Fuchs, et al., Anal. Biochem., 2000, 286, 91-98; Larson, et al., Cytometry, 2000, 41, 203-208), subtractive cloning, differential display (DD) (Jurecic and Belmont, Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 2000, 3, 316-21), comparative genomic hybridization (Carulli, et al., J. Cell Biochem. Suppl., 1998, 31, 286-96), FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) techniques (Going and Gusterson, Eur. J. Cancer, 1999, 35, 1895-904) and mass spectrometry methods (To, Comb. Chem. High Throughput Screen, 2000, 3, 235-41).

[0059] The compounds of the invention are useful for research and diagnostics, because these compounds hybridize to nucleic acids encoding endothelial lipase. For example, oligonucleotides that are shown to hybridize with such efficiency and under such conditions as disclosed herein as to be effective endothelial lipase inhibitors will also be effective primers or probes under conditions favoring gene amplification or detection, respectively. These primers and probes are useful in methods requiring the specific detection of nucleic acid molecules encoding endothelial lipase and in the amplification of said nucleic acid molecules for detection or for use in further studies of endothelial lipase. Hybridization of the antisense oligonucleotides, particularly the primers and probes, of the invention with a nucleic acid encoding endothelial lipase can be detected by means known in the art. Such means may include conjugation of an enzyme to the oligonucleotide, radiolabelling of the oligonucleotide or any other suitable detection means. Kits using such detection means for detecting the level of endothelial lipase in a sample may also be prepared.

[0060] The specificity and sensitivity of antisense is also harnessed by those of skill in the art for therapeutic uses. Antisense compounds have been employed as therapeutic moieties in the treatment of disease states in animals, including humans. Antisense oligonucleotide drugs, including ribozymes, have been safely and effectively administered to humans and numerous clinical trials are presently underway. It is thus established that antisense compounds can be useful therapeutic modalities that can be configured to be useful in treatment regimes for the treatment of cells, tissues and animals, especially humans.

[0061] For therapeutics, an animal, preferably a human, suspected of having a disease or disorder which can be treated by modulating the expression of endothelial lipase is treated by administering antisense compounds in accordance with this invention. For example, in one non-limiting embodiment, the methods comprise the step of administering to the animal in need of treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of a endothelial lipase inhibitor. The endothelial lipase inhibitors of the present invention effectively inhibit the activity of the endothelial lipase protein or inhibit the expression of the endothelial lipase protein. In one embodiment, the activity or expression of endothelial lipase in an animal is inhibited by about 10%. Preferably, the activity or expression of endothelial lipase in an animal is inhibited by about 30%. More preferably, the activity or expression of endothelial lipase in an animal is inhibited by 50% or more.

[0062] For example, the reduction of the expression of endothelial lipase may be measured in serum, adipose tissue, liver or any other body fluid, tissue or organ of the animal. Preferably, the cells contained within said fluids, tissues or organs being analyzed contain a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase-protein and/or the endothelial lipase protein itself.

[0063] The compounds of the invention,can be utilized in pharmaceutical compositions by adding an effective amount of a compound to a suitable pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. Use of the compounds and methods of the invention may also be useful prophylactically.

F. Modifications

[0064] As is known in the art, a nucleoside is a base-sugar combination. The base portion of the nucleoside is normally a heterocyclic base. The two most common classes of such heterocyclic bases are the purines and the pyrimidines. Nucleotides are nucleosides that further include a phosphate group covalently linked to the sugar portion of the nucleoside. For those nucleosides that include a pentofuranosyl sugar, the phosphate group can be linked to either the 2′, 3′ or 5′ hydroxyl moiety of the sugar. In forming oligonucleotides, the phosphate groups covalently link adjacent nucleosides to one another to form a linear polymeric compound. In turn, the respective ends of this linear polymeric compound can be further joined to form a circular compound, however, linear compounds are generally preferred. In addition, linear compounds may have internal nucleobase complementarity and may therefore fold in a manner as to produce a fully or partially double-stranded compound. Within oligonucleotides, the phosphate groups are commonly referred to as forming the internucleoside backbone of the oligonucleotide. The normal linkage or backbone of RNA and DNA is a 3′ to 5′ phosphodiester linkage.

[0065] Modified Internucleoside Linkages (Backbones)

[0066] Specific examples of preferred antisense compounds useful in this invention include oligonucleotides containing modified backbones or non-natural internucleoside linkages. As defined in this specification, oligonucleotides having modified backbones include those that retain a phosphorus atom in the backbone and those that do not have a phosphorus atom in the backbone. For the purposes of this specification, and as sometimes referenced in the art, modified oligonucleotides that do not have a phosphorus atom in their internucleoside backbone can also be considered to be oligonucleosides.

[0067] Preferred modified oligonucleotide backbones containing a phosphorus atom therein include, for example, phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphoro-dithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkylphosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3′-alkylene phosphonates, 5′-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3′-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, selenophosphates and borano-phosphates having normal 3′-5′ linkages, 2′-5′ linked analogs of these, and those having inverted polarity wherein one or more internucleotide linkages is a 3′ to 3′, 5′ to 5′ or 2′ to 2′ linkage. Preferred oligonucleotides having inverted polarity comprise a single 3′ to 3′ linkage at the 3′-most internucleotide linkage i.e. a single inverted nucleoside residue which may be abasic (the nucleobase is missing or has a hydroxyl group in place thereof). Various salts, mixed salts and free acid forms are also included.

[0068] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of the above phosphorus-containing linkages include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 3,687,808; 4,469,863; 4,476,301; 5,023,243; 5,177,196; 5,188,897; 5,264,423; 5,276,019; 5,278,302; 5,286,717; 5,321,131; 5,399,676; 5,405,939; 5,453,496; 5,455,233; 5,466,677; 5,476,925; 5,519,126; 5,536,821; 5,541,306; 5,550,111; 5,563,253; 5,571,799; 5,587,361; 5,194,599; 5,565,555; 5,527,899; 5,721,218; 5,672,697 and 5,625,050, certain of which are commonly owned with this application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0069] Preferred modified oligonucleotide backbones that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have backbones that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatom and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or one or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages. These include those having morpholino linkages (formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside); siloxane backbones; sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones; formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; riboacetyl backbones; alkene containing backbones; sulfamate backbones; methyleneimino and methylenehydrazino backbones; sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones; amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH₂ component parts.

[0070] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of the above oligonucleosides include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,034,506; 5,166,315; 5,185,444; 5,214,134; 5,216,141; 5,235,033; 5,264,562; 5,264,564; 5,405,938; 5,434,257; 5,466,677; 5,470,967; 5,489,677; 5,541,307; 5,561,225; 5,596,086; 5,602,240; 5,610,289; 5,602,240; 5,608,046; 5,610,289; 5,618,704; 5,623,070; 5,663,312; 5,633,360; 5,677,437; 5,792,608; 5,646,269 and 5,677,439, certain of which are commonly owned with this application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0071] Modified Sugar and Internucleoside Linkages-Mimetics

[0072] In other preferred oligonucleotide mimetics, both the sugar and the internucleoside linkage (i.e. the backbone), of the nucleotide units are replaced with novel groups. The nucleobase units are maintained for hybridization with an appropriate target nucleic acid. One such compound, an oligonucleotide mimetic that has been shown to have excellent hybridization properties, is referred to as a peptide nucleic acid (PNA). In PNA compounds, the sugar-backbone of an oligonucleotide is replaced with an amide containing backbone, in particular an aminoethylglycine backbone. The nucleobases are retained and are bound directly or indirectly to aza nitrogen atoms of the amide portion of the backbone. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of PNA compounds include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,539,082; 5,714,331; and 5,719,262, each of which is herein incorporated by reference. Further teaching of PNA compounds can be found in Nielsen et al., Sience, 1991, 254, 1497-1500.

[0073] Preferred embodiments of the invention are oligonucleotides with phosphorothioate backbones and oligonucleosides with heteroatom backbones, and in particular —CH₂—NH—O—CH₂—, —CH₂—N(CH₃)—O—CH₂— [known as a methylene (methylimino) or MMI backbone], —CH₂—O—N(CH₃)—CH₂—, —CH₂—N(CH₃)-N(CH₃)—CH₂— and —O—N(CH₃)—CH₂—CH₂— [wherein the native phosphodiester backbone is represented as —O—P—O—CH₂—] of the above referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,677, and the amide backbones of the above referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,240. Also preferred are oligonucleotides having morpholino backbone structures of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,034,506.

[0074] Modified Sugars

[0075] Modified oligonucleotides may also contain one or more substituted sugar moieties. Preferred oligonucleotides comprise one of the following at the 2′ position: OH; F; O—, S—, or N-alkyl; O—, S—, or N-alkenyl; O—, S— or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl may be substituted or unsubstituted C₁ to C₁₀ alkyl or C₂ to C₁₀ alkenyl and alkynyl. Particularly preferred are O[(CH₂)_(n)O]_(mCH) ₃, O(CH₂)_(n)OCH₃, O(CH₂)_(n)NH₂, O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃, O(CH₂)_(n)ONH₂, and O(CH₂)_(n)ON[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]₂, where n and m are from 1 to about 10. Other preferred oligonucleotides comprise one of the following at the 2′ position: C₁ to C₁₀ lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH₃, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF₃, OCF₃, SOCH₃, SO₂CH₃, ONO₂, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, an RNA cleaving group, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an oligonucleotide, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of an oligonucleotide, and other substituents having similar properties. A preferred modification includes 2′-methoxyethoxy (2′-O—CH₂CH₂OCH₃, also known as 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl) or 2′-MOE) (Martin et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78, 486-504) i.e., an alkoxyalkoxy group. A further preferred modification includes 2′-dimethylaminooxyethoxy, i.e., a O(CH₂)₂ON(CH₃)₂ group, also known as 2′-DMAOE, as described in examples hereinbelow, and 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (also known in the art as 2′-O-dimethyl-amino-ethoxy-ethyl or 2′-DMAEOE), i.e., 2′-O—CH₂—O—CH₂—N(CH₃)₂, also described in examples hereinbelow.

[0076] Other preferred modifications include 2′-methoxy (2′-O—CH₃), 2′-aminopropoxy (2′-OCH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂), 2′-allyl (2′-CH₂—CH═CH₂), 2′-O-allyl (2′-O—CH₂—CH=CH₂) and 2′-fluoro (2′-F). The 2′-modification may be in the arabino (up) position or ribo (down) position. A preferred 2′-arabino modification is 2′-F. Similar modifications may also be made at other positions on the oligonucleotide, particularly the 3′ position of the sugar on the 3′ terminal nucleotide or in 2′-5′ linked oligonucleotides and the 5′ position of 5′ terminal nucleotide. Oligonucleotides may also have sugar mimetics such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such modified sugar structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,981,957; 5,118,800; 5,319,080; 5,359,044; 5,393,878; 5,446,137; 5,466,786; 5,514,785; 5,519,134; 5,567,811; 5,576,427; 5,591,722; 5,597,909; 5,610,300; 5,627,053; 5,639,873; 5,646,265; 5,658,873; 5,670,633; 5,792,747; and 5,700,920, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0077] A further preferred modification of the sugar includes Locked Nucleic Acids (LNAs) in which the 2′-hydroxyl group is linked to the 3′ or 4′ carbon atom of the sugar ring, thereby forming a bicyclic sugar moiety. The linkage is preferably a methylene (—CH₂—)_(n) group bridging the 2′ oxygen atom and the 4′ carbon atom wherein n is 1 or 2. LNAs and preparation thereof are described in WO 98/39352 and WO 99/14226.

[0078] Natural and Modified Nucleobases

[0079] Oligonucleotides may also include nucleobase (often referred to in the art simply as “base”) modifications or substitutions. As used herein, “unmodified” or “natural” nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). Modified nucleobases include other synthetic and natural nucleobases such as 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, 2-aminoadenine, 6-methyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-propyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-thiouracil, 2-thiothymine and 2-thiocytosine, 5-halouracil and cytosine, 5-propynyl (—C≡—C—CH₃) uracil and cytosine and other alkynyl derivatives of pyrimidine bases, 6-azo uracil, cytosine and thymine, 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 8-halo, 8-amino, 8-thiol, 8-thioalkyl, 8-hydroxyl and other 8-substituted adenines and guanines, 5-halo particularly 5-bromo, 5-trifluoromethyl and other 5-substituted uracils and cytosines, 7-methylguanine and 7-methyladenine, 2-F-adenine, 2-amino-adenine, 8-azaguanine and 8-azaadenine, 7-deazaguanine and 7-deazaadenine and 3-deazaguanine and 3-deazaadenine. Further modified nucleobases include tricyclic pyrimidines such as phenoxazine cytidine(1H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzoxazin-2(3H)-one), phenothiazine cytidine (1H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzothiazin-2(3H)-one), G-clamps such as a substituted phenoxazine cytidine (e.g. 9-(2-aminoethoxy)-H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzoxazin-2(3H)-one), carbazole cytidine (2H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indol-2-one), pyridoindole cytidine (H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-one). Modified nucleobases may also include those in which the purine or pyrimidine base is replaced with other heterocycles, for example 7-deaza-adenine, 7-deazaguanosine, 2-aminopyridine and 2-pyridone. Further nucleobases include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, those disclosed in The Concise Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science And Engineering, pages 858-859, Kroschwitz, J. I., ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1990, those disclosed by Englisch et al., Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 1991, 30, 613, and those disclosed by Sanghvi, Y. S., Chapter 15, Antisense Research and Applications, pages 289-302, Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B. ed., CRC Press, 1993. Certain of these nucleobases are particularly useful for increasing the binding affinity of the compounds of the invention. These include 5-substituted pyrimidines, 6-azapyrimidines and N-2, N-6 and O-6 substituted purines, including 2-aminopropyladenine, 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine. 5-methylcytosine substitutions have been shown to increase nucleic acid duplex stability by 0.6-1.2° C. and are presently preferred base substitutions, even more particularly when combined with 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar modifications.

[0080] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of certain of the above noted modified nucleobases as well as other modified nucleobases include, but are not limited to, the above noted U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, as well as U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,845,205; 5,130,302; 5,134,066; 5,175,273; 5,367,066; 5,432,272; 5,457,187; 5,459,255; 5,484,908; 5,502,177; 5,525,711; 5,552,540; 5,587,469; 5,594,121, 5,596,091; 5,614,617; 5,645,985; 5,830,653; 5,763,588; 6,005,096; and 5,681,941, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,692, which is commonly owned with the instant application and also herein incorporated by reference.

[0081] Conjugates

[0082] Another modification of the oligonucleotides of the invention involves chemically linking to the oligonucleotide one or more moieties or conjugates which enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the oligonucleotide. These moieties or conjugates can include conjugate groups covalently bound to functional groups such as primary or secondary hydroxyl groups. Conjugate groups of the invention include intercalators, reporter molecules, polyamines, polyamides, polyethylene glycols, polyethers, groups that enhance the pharmacodynamic properties of oligomers, and groups that enhance the pharmacokinetic properties of oligomers. Typical conjugate groups include cholesterols, lipids, phospholipids, biotin, phenazine, folate, phenanthridine, anthraquinone, acridine, fluores-ceins, rhodamines, coumarins, and dyes. Groups that enhance the pharmacodynamic properties, in the context of this invention, include groups that improve uptake, enhance resistance to degradation, and/or strengthen sequence-specific hybridization with the target nucleic acid. Groups that enhance the pharmacokinetic properties, in the context of this invention, include groups that improve uptake, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the compounds of the present invention. Representative conjugate groups are disclosed in International Patent Application PCT/US92/09196, filed Oct. 23, 1992, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, the entire disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference. Conjugate moieties include but are not limited to lipid moieties such as a cholesterol moiety, cholic acid, a thioether, e.g., hexyl-S-tritylthiol, a thiocholesterol, an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecyl residues, a phospholipid, e.g., di-hexadecyl-rac-glycerol or triethyl-ammonium 1,2-di-O-hexadecyl-rac-glycero-3-H-phosphonate, a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain, or adamantane acetic acid, a palmityl moiety, or an octadecylamine or hexylamino-carbonyl-oxycholesterol moiety. Oligonucleotides of the invention may also be conjugated to active drug substances, for example, aspirin, warfarin, phenylbutazone, ibuprofen, suprofen, fenbufen, ketoprofen, (S)-(+)-pranoprofen, carprofen, dansylsarcosine, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, flufenamic acid, folinic acid, a benzothiadiazide, chlorothiazide, a diazepine, indomethicin, a barbiturate, a cephalosporin, a sulfa drug, an antidiabetic, an antibacterial or an antibiotic. Oligonucleotide-drug conjugates and their preparation are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/334,130 (filed Jun. 15, 1999) which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0083] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such oligonucleotide conjugates include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,828,979; 4,948,882; 5,218,105; 5,525,465; 5,541,313; 5,545,730; 5,552,538; 5,578,717, 5,580,731; 5,580,731; 5,591,584; 5,109,124; 5,118,802; 5,138,045; 5,414,077; 5,486,603; 5,512,439; 5,578,718; 5,608,046; 4,587,044; 4,605,735; 4,667,025; 4,762,779; 4,789,737; 4,824,941; 4,835,263; 4,876,335; 4,904,582; 4,958,013; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,245,022; 5,254,469; 5,258,506; 5,262,536; 5,272,250; 5,292,873; 5,317,098; 5,371,241, 5,391,723; 5,416,203, 5,451,463; 5,510,475; 5,512,667; 5,514,785; 5,565,552; 5,567,810; 5,574,142; 5,585,481; 5,587,371; 5,595,726; 5,597,696; 5,599,923; 5,599,928 and 5,688,941, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0084] Chimeric Compounds

[0085] It is not necessary for all positions in a given compound to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications may be incorporated in a single compound or even at a single nucleoside within an oligonucleotide.

[0086] The present invention also includes antisense compounds which are chimeric compounds. “Chimeric” antisense compounds or “chimeras,” in the context of this invention, are antisense compounds, particularly oligonucleotides, which contain two or more chemically distinct regions, each made up of at least one monomer unit, i.e., a nucleotide in the case of an oligonucleotide compound. These oligonucleotides typically contain at least one region wherein the oligonucleotide is modified so as to confer upon the oligonucleotide increased resistance to nuclease degradation, increased cellular uptake, increased stability and/or increased binding affinity for the target nucleic acid. An additional region of the oligonucleotide may serve as a substrate for enzymes capable of cleaving RNA:DNA or RNA:RNA hybrids. By way of example, RNAse H is a cellular endonuclease which cleaves the RNA strand of an RNA:DNA duplex. Activation of RNase H, therefore, results in cleavage of the RNA target, thereby greatly enhancing the efficiency of oligonucleotide-mediated inhibition of gene expression. The cleavage of RNA:RNA hybrids can, in like fashion, be accomplished through the actions of endoribonucleases, such as RNAseL which cleaves both cellular and viral RNA. Cleavage of the RNA target can be routinely detected by gel electrophoresis and, if necessary, associated nucleic acid hybridization techniques known in the art.

[0087] Chimeric antisense compounds of the invention may be formed as composite structures of two or more oligonucleotides, modified oligonucleotides, oligonucleosides and/or oligonucleotide mimetics as described above. Such compounds have also been referred to in the art as hybrids or gapmers. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such hybrid structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,013,830; 5,149,797; 5,220,007; 5,256,775; 5,366,878; 5,403,711; 5,491,133; 5,565,350; 5,623,065; 5,652,355; 5,652,356; and 5,700,922, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

G. Formulations

[0088] The compounds of the invention may also be admixed, encapsulated, conjugated or otherwise associated with other molecules, molecule structures or mixtures of compounds, as for example, liposomes, receptor-targeted molecules, oral, rectal, topical or other formulations, for assisting in uptake, distribution and/or absorption. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such uptake, distribution and/or absorption-assisting formulations include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,108,921; 5,354,844; 5,416,016; 5,459,127; 5,521,291; 5,543,158; 5,547,932; 5,583,020; 5,591,721; 4,426,330; 4,534,899; 5,013,556; 5,108,921; 5,213,804; 5,227,170; 5,264,221; 5,356,633; 5,395,619; 5,416,016; 5,417,978; 5,462,854; 5,469,854; 5,512,295; 5,527,528; 5,534,259; 5,543,152; 5,556,948; 5,580,575; and 5,595,756, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0089] The antisense compounds of the invention encompass any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or salts of such esters, or any other compound which, upon administration to an animal, including a human, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) the biologically active metabolite or residue thereof. Accordingly, for example, the disclosure is also drawn to prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such prodrugs, and other bioequivalents.

[0090] The term “prodrug” indicates a therapeutic agent that is prepared in an inactive form that is converted to an active form (i.e., drug) within the body or cells thereof by the action of endogenous enzymes or other chemicals and/or conditions. In particular, prodrug versions of the oligonucleotides of the invention are prepared as SATE [(S-acetyl-2-thioethyl) phosphate] derivatives according to the methods disclosed in WO 93/24510 to Gosselin et al., published Dec. 9, 1993 or in WO 94/26764 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,713 to Imbach et al.

[0091] The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refers to physiologically and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention: i.e., salts that retain the desired biological activity of the parent compound and do not impart undesired toxicological effects thereto. For oligonucleotides, preferred examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0092] The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and formulations which include the antisense compounds of the invention. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be administered in a number of ways depending upon whether local or systemic treatment is desired and upon the area to be treated. Administration may be topical (including ophthalmic and to mucous membranes including vaginal and rectal delivery), pulmonary, e.g., by inhalation or insufflation of powders or aerosols, including by nebulizer; intratracheal, intranasal, epidermal and transdermal), oral or parenteral. Parenteral administration includes intravenous, intraarterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal or intramuscular injection or infusion; or intracranial, e.g., intrathecal or intraventricular, administration. Oligonucleotides with at least one 2′-O-methoxyethyl modification are believed to be particularly useful for oral administration. Pharmaceutical compositions and formulations for topical administration may include transdermal patches, ointments, lotions, creams, gels, drops, suppositories, sprays, liquids and powders. Conventional pharmaceutical carriers, aqueous, powder or oily bases, thickeners and the like may be necessary or desirable. Coated condoms, gloves and the like may also be useful.

[0093] The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention, which may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form, may be prepared according to conventional techniques well known in the pharmaceutical industry. Such techniques include the step of bringing into association the active ingredients with the pharmaceutical carrier(s) or excipient(s). In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active ingredients with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.

[0094] The compositions of the present invention may be formulated into any of many possible dosage forms such as, but not limited to, tablets, capsules, gel capsules, liquid syrups, soft gels, suppositories, and enemas. The compositions of the present invention may also be formulated as suspensions in aqueous, non-aqueous or mixed media. Aqueous suspensions may further contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension including, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran. The suspension may also contain stabilizers.

[0095] Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, solutions, emulsions, foams and liposome-containing formulations. The pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the present invention may comprise one or more penetration enhancers, carriers, excipients or other active or inactive ingredients.

[0096] Emulsions are typically heterogenous systems of one liquid dispersed in another in the form of droplets usually exceeding 0.1 μm in diameter. Emulsions may contain additional components in addition to the dispersed phases, and the active drug which may be present as a solution in either the aqueous phase, oily phase or itself as a separate phase. Microemulsions are included as an embodiment of the present invention. Emulsions and their uses are well known in the art and are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0097] Formulations of the present invention include liposomal formulations. As used in the present invention, the term “liposome” means a vesicle composed of amphiphilic lipids arranged in a spherical bilayer or bilayers. Liposomes are unilamellar or multilamellar vesicles which have a membrane formed from a lipophilic material and an aqueous interior that contains the composition to be delivered. Cationic liposomes are positively charged liposomes which are believed to interact with negatively charged DNA molecules to form a stable complex. Liposomes that are pH-sensitive or negatively-charged are believed to entrap DNA rather than complex with it. Both cationic and noncationic liposomes have been used to deliver DNA to cells.

[0098] Liposomes also include “sterically stabilized” liposomes, a term which, as used herein, refers to liposomes comprising one or more specialized lipids that, when incorporated into liposomes, result in enhanced circulation lifetimes relative to liposomes lacking such specialized lipids. Examples of sterically stabilized liposomes are those in which part of the vesicle-forming lipid portion of the liposome comprises one or more glycolipids or is derivatized with one or more hydrophilic polymers, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. Liposomes and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0099] The pharmaceutical formulations and compositions of the present invention may also include surfactants. The use of surfactants in drug products, formulations and in emulsions is well known in the art. Surfactants and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0100] In one embodiment, the present invention employs various penetration enhancers to effect the efficient delivery of nucleic acids, particularly oligonucleotides. In addition to aiding the diffusion of non-lipophilic drugs across cell membranes, penetration enhancers also enhance the permeability of lipophilic drugs. Penetration enhancers may be classified as belonging to one of five broad categories, i.e., surfactants, fatty acids, bile salts, chelating agents, and non-chelating non-surfactants. Penetration enhancers and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0101] One of skill in the art will recognize that formulations are routinely designed according to their intended use, i.e. route of administration.

[0102] Preferred formulations for topical administration include those in which the oligonucleotides of the invention are in admixture with a topical delivery agent such as lipids, liposomes, fatty acids, fatty acid esters, steroids, chelating agents and surfactants. Preferred lipids and liposomes include neutral (e.g. dioleoylphosphatidyl DOPE ethanolamine, dimyristoylphosphatidyl choline DMPC, distearolyphosphatidyl choline) negative (e.g. dimyristoylphosphatidyl glycerol DMPG) and cationic (e.g. dioleoyltetramethylaminopropyl DOTAP and dioleoylphosphatidyl ethanolamine DOTMA).

[0103] For topical or other administration, oligonucleotides of the invention may be encapsulated within liposomes or may form complexes thereto, in particular to cationic liposomes. Alternatively, oligonucleotides may be complexed to lipids, in particular to cationic lipids. Preferred fatty acids and esters, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. Topical formulations are described in detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/315,298 filed on May 20, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0104] Compositions and formulations for oral administration include powders or granules, microparticulates, nanoparticulates, suspensions or solutions in water or non-aqueous media, capsules, gel capsules, sachets, tablets or minitablets. Thickeners, flavoring agents, diluents, emulsifiers, dispersing aids or binders may be desirable. Preferred oral formulations are those in which oligonucleotides of the invention are administered in conjunction with one or more penetration enhancers surfactants and chelators. Preferred surfactants include fatty acids and/or esters or salts thereof, bile acids and/or salts thereof. Preferred bile acids/salts and fatty acids and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. Also preferred are combinations of penetration enhancers, for example, fatty acids/salts in combination with bile acids/salts. A particularly preferred combination is the sodium salt of lauric acid, capric acid and UDCA. Further penetration enhancers include polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene-20-cetyl ether. Oligonucleotides of the invention may be delivered orally, in granular form including sprayed dried particles, or complexed to form micro or nanoparticles. Oligonucleotide complexing agents and their uses are further described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,860, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. Oral formulations for oligonucleotides and their preparation are described in detail in U.S. applications Ser. 09/108,673 (filed Jul. 1, 1998), 09/315,298 (filed May 20, 1999) and Ser. No. 10/071,822, filed Feb. 8, 2002, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0105] Compositions and formulations for parenteral, intrathecal or intraventricular administration may include sterile aqueous solutions which may also contain buffers, diluents and other suitable additives such as, but not limited to, penetration enhancers, carrier compounds and other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.

[0106] Certain embodiments of the invention provide pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more oligomeric compounds and one or more other chemotherapeutic agents which function by a non-antisense mechanism. Examples of such chemotherapeutic agents include but are not limited to cancer chemotherapeutic drugs such as daunorubicin, daunomycin, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, esorubicin, bleomycin, mafosfamide, ifosfamide, cytosine arabinoside, bis-chloroethylnitrosurea, busulfan, mitomycin C, actinomycin D, mithramycin, prednisone, hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, tamoxifen, dacarbazine, procarbazine, hexamethylmelamine, pentamethylmelamine, mitoxantrone, amsacrine, chlorambucil, methylcyclohexylnitrosurea, nitrogen mustards, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-azacytidine, hydroxyurea, deoxycoformycin, 4-hydroxyperoxycyclophosphoramide, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (5-FUdR), methotrexate (MTX), colchicine, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, etoposide (VP-16), trimetrexate, irinotecan, topotecan, gemcitabine, teni-poside, cisplatin and diethylstilbestrol (DES). When used with the compounds of the invention, such chemotherapeutic agents may be used individually (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide), sequentially (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide for a period of time followed by MTX and oligonucleotide), or in combination with one or more other such chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., 5-FU, MTX and oligonucleotide, or 5-FU, radiotherapy and oligonucleotide). Anti-inflammatory drugs, including but not limited to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids, and antiviral drugs, including but not limited to ribivirin, vidarabine, acyclovir and ganciclovir, may also be combined in compositions of the invention. Combinations of antisense compounds and other non-antisense drugs are also within the scope of this invention. Two or more combined compounds may be used together or sequentially.

[0107] In another related embodiment, compositions of the invention may contain one or more antisense compounds, particularly oligonucleotides, targeted to a first nucleic acid and one or more additional antisense compounds targeted to a second nucleic acid target. Alternatively, compositions of the invention may contain two or more antisense compounds targeted to different regions of the same nucleic acid target. Numerous examples of antisense compounds are known in the art. Two or more combined compounds may be used together or sequentially.

H. Dosing

[0108] The formulation of therapeutic compositions and their subsequent administration (dosing) is believed to be within the skill of those in the art. Dosing is dependent on severity and responsiveness of the disease state to be treated, with the course of treatment lasting from several days to several months, or until a cure is effected or a diminution of the disease state is achieved. Optimal dosing schedules can be calculated from measurements of drug accumulation in the body of the patient. Persons of ordinary skill can easily determine optimum dosages, dosing methodologies and repetition rates. Optimum dosages may vary depending on the relative potency of individual oligonucleotides, and can generally be estimated based on EC₅₀s found to be effective in in vitro and in vivo animal models. In general, dosage is from 0.01 ug to 100 g per kg of body weight, and may be given once or more daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, or even once every 2 to 20 years. Persons of ordinary skill in the art can easily estimate repetition rates for dosing based on measured residence times and concentrations of the drug in bodily fluids or tissues. Following successful treatment, it may be desirable to have the patient undergo maintenance therapy to prevent the recurrence of the disease state, wherein the oligonucleotide is administered in maintenance doses, ranging from 0.01 ug to 100 g per kg of body weight, once or more daily, to once every 20 years.

[0109] While the present invention has been described with specificity in accordance with certain of its preferred embodiments, the following examples serve only to illustrate

EXAMPLES Example 1 Synthesis of Nucleoside Phosphoramidites

[0110] The following compounds, including amidites and their intermediates were prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,426,220 and published PCT WO 02/36743; 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-thymidine intermediate for 5-methyl dC amidite, 5-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-deoxy-5-methylcytidine intermediate for 5-methyl-dC amidite, 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-deoxy-N4-benzoyl-5-methylcytidine penultimate intermediate for 5-methyl dC amidite, [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-deoxy-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (5-methyl dC amidite), 2′-Fluorodeoxyadenosine, 2′-Fluorodeoxyguanosine, 2′-Fluorouridine, 2′-Fluorodeoxycytidine, 2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl) modified amidites, 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridine intermediate, 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridine penultimate intermediate, [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE T amidite), 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methylcytidine intermediate, 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methyl-cytidine penultimate intermediate, [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE 5-Me-C amidite), [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁶-benzoyladenosin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE A amdite), [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-isobutyrylguanosin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE G amidite), 2′-O-(Aminooxyethyl) nucleoside amidites and 2′-O-(dimethylamino-oxyethyl) nucleoside amidites, 2′-(Dimethylaminooxyethoxy) nucleoside amidites, 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-O²-2′-anhydro-5-methyluridine, 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-methyluridine, 2′-O-([2-phthalimidoxy)ethyl]-5′-t-butyldiphenylsilyl-5-methyluridine, 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[(2-formadoximinooxy)ethyl]-5-methyluridine, 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[N,N dimethylaminooxyethyl]-5-methyluridine, 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine, 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine, 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(2-N,N-dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite], 2′-(Aminooxyethoxy) nucleoside amidites, N2-isobutyryl-6-O-diphenylcarbamoyl-2′ -O-(2-ethylacetyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite], 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (2′-DMAEOE) nucleoside amidites, 2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)ethyl]-5-methyl uridine, 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)-ethyl)]-5-methyl uridine and 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)-ethyl)]-5-methyl uridine-3′-O-(cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropyl)phosphoramidite.

Example 2 Oligonucleotide and Oligonucleoside Synthesis

[0111] The antisense compounds used in accordance with this invention may be conveniently and routinely made through the well-known technique of solid phase synthesis. Equipment for such synthesis is sold by several vendors including, for example, Applied Biosystems (Foster City, Calif.). Any other means for such synthesis known in the art may additionally or alternatively be employed. It is well known to use similar techniques to prepare oligonucleotides such as the phosphorothioates and alkylated derivatives.

[0112] Oligonucleotides: Unsubstituted and substituted phosphodiester (P═O) oligonucleotides are synthesized on an automated DNA synthesizer (Applied Biosystems model 394) using standard phosphoramidite chemistry with oxidation by iodine.

[0113] Phosphorothioates (P═S) are synthesized similar to phosphodiester oligonucleotides with the following exceptions: thiation was effected by utilizing a 10% w/v solution of 3,H-1,2-benzodithiole-3-one 1,1-dioxide in acetonitrile for the oxidation of the phosphite linkages. The thiation reaction step time was increased to 180 sec and preceded by the normal capping step. After cleavage from the CPG column and deblocking in concentrated ammonium hydroxide at 55° C. (12-16 hr), the oligonucleotides were recovered by precipitating with >3 volumes of ethanol from a 1 M NH₄OAc solution. Phosphinate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,270, herein incorporated by reference.

[0114] Alkyl phosphonate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,469,863, herein incorporated by reference.

[0115] 3′-Deoxy-3′-methylene phosphonate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,610,289 or 5,625,050, herein incorporated by reference.

[0116] Phosphoramidite oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,256,775 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,366,878, herein incorporated by reference.

[0117] Alkylphosphonothioate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in published PCT applications PCT/US94/00902 and PCT/US93/06976 (published as WO 94/17093 and WO 94/02499, respectively), herein incorporated by reference.

[0118] 3′-Deoxy-3′-amino phosphoramidate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,925, herein incorporated by reference.

[0119] Phosphotriester oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,023,243, herein incorporated by reference.

[0120] Borano phosphate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,130,302 and 5,177,198, both herein incorporated by reference.

[0121] Oligonucleosides: Methylenemethylimino linked oligonucleosides, also identified as MMI linked oligonucleosides, methylenedimethylhydrazo linked oligonucleosides, also identified as MDH linked oligonucleosides, and methylenecarbonylamino linked oligonucleosides, also identified as amide-3 linked oligonucleosides, and methyleneaminocarbonyl linked oligonucleosides, also identified as amide-4 linked oligonucleosides, as well as mixed backbone compounds having, for instance, alternating MMI and P═O or P═S linkages are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,378,825, 5,386,023, 5,489,677, 5,602,240 and 5,610,289, all of which are herein incorporated by reference.

[0122] Formacetal and thioformacetal linked oligonucleosides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,264,562 and 5,264,564, herein incorporated by reference.

[0123] Ethylene oxide linked oligonucleosides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,618, herein incorporated by reference.

Example 3 RNA Synthesis

[0124] In general, RNA synthesis chemistry is based on the selective incorporation of various protecting groups at strategic intermediary reactions. Although one of ordinary skill in the art will understand the use of protecting groups in organic synthesis, a useful class of protecting groups includes silyl ethers. In particular bulky silyl ethers are used to protect the 5′-hydroxyl in combination with an acid-labile orthoester protecting group on the 2′-hydroxyl. This set of protecting groups is then used with standard solid-phase synthesis technology. It is important to lastly remove the acid labile orthoester protecting group after all other synthetic steps. Moreover, the early use of the silyl protecting groups during synthesis ensures facile removal when desired, without undesired deprotection of 2′ hydroxyl.

[0125] Following this procedure for the sequential protection of the 5′-hydroxyl in combination with protection of the 2′-hydroxyl by protecting groups that are differentially removed and are differentially chemically labile, RNA oligonucleotides were synthesized.

[0126] RNA oligonucleotides are synthesized in a stepwise fashion. Each nucleotide is added sequentially (3′- to 5′-direction) to a solid support-bound oligonucleotide. The first nucleoside at the 3′-end of the chain is covalently attached to a solid support. The nucleotide precursor, a ribonucleoside phosphoramidite, and activator are added, coupling the second base onto the 5′-end of the first nucleoside. The support is washed and any unreacted 5′-hydroxyl groups are capped with acetic anhydride to yield 5′-acetyl moieties. The linkage is then oxidized to the more stable and ultimately desired P(V) linkage. At the end of the nucleotide addition cycle, the 5′-silyl group is cleaved with fluoride. The cycle is repeated for each subsequent nucleotide.

[0127] Following synthesis, the methyl protecting groups on the phosphates are cleaved in 30 minutes utilizing 1 M disodium-2-carbamoyl-2-cyanoethylene-1,1-dithiolate trihydrate (S₂Na₂) in DMF. The deprotection solution is washed from the solid support-bound oligonucleotide using water. The support is then treated with 40% methylamine in water for 10 minutes at 55° C. This releases the RNA oligonucleotides into solution, deprotects the exocyclic amines, and modifies the 2′- groups. The oligonucleotides can be analyzed by anion exchange HPLC at this stage.

[0128] The 2′-orthoester groups are the last protecting groups to be removed. The ethylene glycol monoacetate orthoester protecting group developed by Dharmacon Research, Inc. (Lafayette, CO), is one example of a useful orthoester protecting group which, has the following important properties. It is stable to the conditions of nucleoside phosphoramidite synthesis and oligonucleotide synthesis. However, after oligonucleotide synthesis the oligonucleotide is treated with methylamine which not only cleaves the oligonucleotide from the solid support but also removes the acetyl groups from the orthoesters. The resulting 2-ethyl-hydroxyl substituents on the orthoester are less electron withdrawing than the acetylated precursor. As a result, the modified orthoester becomes more labile to acid-catalyzed hydrolysis. Specifically, the rate of cleavage is approximately 10 times faster after the acetyl groups are removed. Therefore, this orthoester possesses sufficient stability in order to be compatible with oligonucleotide synthesis and yet, when subsequently modified, permits deprotection to be carried out under relatively mild aqueous conditions compatible with the final RNA oligonucleotide product.

[0129] Additionally, methods of RNA synthesis are well known in the art (Scaringe, S. A. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Colorado, 1996; Scaringe, S. A., et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1998, 120, 11820-11821; Matteucci, M. D. and Caruthers, M. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 3185-3191; Beaucage, S. L. and Caruthers, M. H. Tetrahedron Lett., 1981, 22, 1859-1862; Dahl, B. J., et al., Acta Chem. Scand,. 1990, 44, 639-641; Reddy, M. P., et al., Tetrahedrom Lett., 1994, 25, 4311-4314; Wincott, F. et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 1995, 23, 2677-2684; Griffin, B. E., et al., Tetrahedron, 1967, 23, 2301-2313; Griffin, B. E., et al., Tetrahedron, 1967, 23, 2315-2331).

[0130] RNA antisense compounds (RNA oligonucleotides) of the present invention can be synthesized by the methods herein or purchased from Dharmacon Research, Inc (Lafayette, Colo.). Once synthesized, complementary RNA antisense compounds can then be annealed by methods known in the art to form double stranded (duplexed) antisense compounds. For example, duplexes can be formed by combining 30 μl of each of the complementary strands of RNA oligonucleotides (50 uM RNA oligonucleotide solution) and 15 μl of 5× annealing buffer (100 mM potassium acetate, 30 mM HEPES-KOH pH 7.4, 2 mM magnesium acetate) followed by heating for 1 minute at 90° C., then 1 hour at 37° C. The resulting duplexed antisense compounds can be used in kits, assays, screens, or other methods to investigate the role of a target nucleic acid.

Example 4 Synthesis of Chimeric Oligonucleotides

[0131] Chimeric oligonucleotides, oligonucleosides or mixed oligonucleotides/oligonucleosides of the invention can be of several different types. These include a first type wherein the “gap” segment of linked nucleosides is positioned between 5′ and 3′ “wing” segments of linked nucleosides and a second “open end” type wherein the “gap” segment is located at either the 3′ or the 5′ terminus of the oligomeric compound. Oligonucleotides of the first type are also known in the art as “gapmers” or gapped oligonucleotides. Oligonucleotides of the second type are also known in the art as “hemimers” or “wingmers”.

[0132] [2′-O—Me]—[2′-deoxy]—[2′-O—Me] Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides

[0133] Chimeric oligonucleotides having 2′-O-alkyl phosphorothioate and 2′-deoxy phosphorothioate oligonucleotide segments are synthesized using an Applied Biosystems automated DNA synthesizer Model 394, as above. Oligonucleotides are synthesized using the automated synthesizer and 2′-deoxy-5′-dimethoxytrityl-3′-O-phosphoramidite for the DNA portion and 5′-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-methyl-3′-O-phosphoramidite for 5′ and 3′ wings. The standard synthesis cycle is modified by incorporating coupling steps with increased reaction times for the 5′-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-methyl-3′-O-phosphoramidite. The fully protected oligonucleotide is cleaved from the support and deprotected in concentrated ammonia (NH₄OH) for 12-16 hr at 55° C. The deprotected oligo is then recovered by an appropriate method (precipitation, column chromatography, volume reduced in vacuo and analyzed spetrophotometrically for yield and for purity by capillary electrophoresis and by mass spectrometry.

[0134] [2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)]—[2′-deoxy]—[2′-O-(Methoxyethyl)] Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides

[0135] [2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)]—[2′-deoxy]—[-2′-O-(methoxyethyl)] chimeric phosphorothioate oligonucleotides were prepared as per the procedure above for the 2′-O-methyl chimeric oligonucleotide, with the substitution of 2′-O-(methoxyethyl) amidites for the 2′-O-methyl amidites.

[0136] [2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)Phosphodiester]—[2′-deoxy Phosphorothioate]—[2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl) Phosphodiester] Chimeric Oligonucleotides

[0137] [2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl phosphodiester]—[2′-deoxy phosphorothioate]—[2′-O-(methoxyethyl) phosphodiester] chimeric oligonucleotides are prepared as per the above procedure for the 2′-O-methyl chimeric oligonucleotide with the substitution of 2′-O-(methoxyethyl) amidites for the 2′-O-methyl amidites, oxidation with iodine to generate the phosphodiester internucleotide linkages within the wing portions of the chimeric structures and sulfurization utilizing 3, H-1,2 benzodithiole-3-one 1,1 dioxide (Beaucage Reagent) to generate the phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages for the center gap.

[0138] Other chimeric oligonucleotides, chimeric oligonucleosides and mixed chimeric oligonucleotides/oligonucleosides are synthesized according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,623,065, herein incorporated by reference.

Example 5 Design and Screening of Duplexed Antisense Compounds Targeting Endothelial Lipase

[0139] In accordance with the present invention, a series of nucleic acid duplexes comprising the antisense compounds of the present invention and their complements can be designed to target endothelial lipase. The nucleobase sequence of the antisense strand of the duplex comprises at least a portion of an oligonucleotide in Table 1. The ends of the strands may be modified by the addition of one or more natural or modified nucleobases to form an overhang. The sense strand of the dsRNA is then designed and synthesized as the complement of the antisense strand and may also contain modifications or additions to either terminus. For example, in one embodiment, both strands of the dsRNA duplex would be complementary over the central nucleobases, each having overhangs at one or both termini.

[0140] For example, a duplex comprising an antisense strand having the sequence CGAGAGGCGGACGGGACCG and having a two-nucleobase overhang of deoxythymidine(dT) would have the following structure:   cgagaggcggacgggaccgTT Antisense Strand   ||||||||||||||||||| TTgctctccgcctgccctggc Complement

[0141] RNA strands of the duplex can be synthesized by methods disclosed herein or purchased from Dharmacon Research Inc., (Lafayette, CO). Once synthesized, the complementary strands are annealed. The single strands are aliquoted and diluted to a concentration of 50 uM. Once diluted, 30 uL of each strand is combined with 15 uL of a 5× solution of annealing buffer. The final concentration of said buffer is 100 mM potassium acetate, 30 mM HEPES-KOH pH 7.4, and 2 mM magnesium acetate. The final volume is 75 uL. This solution is incubated for 1 minute at 90° C. and then centrifuged for 15 seconds. The tube is allowed to sit for 1 hour at 37° C. at which time the dsRNA duplexes are used in experimentation. The final concentration of the dsRNA duplex is 20 uM. This solution can be stored frozen (−20° C.) and freeze-thawed up to 5 times.

[0142] Once prepared, the duplexed antisense compounds are evaluated for their ability to modulate endothelial lipase expression.

[0143] When cells reached 80% confluency, they are treated with duplexed antisense compounds of the invention. For cells grown in 96-well plates, wells are washed once with 200 μL OPTI-MEM-1 reduced-serum medium (Gibco BRL) and then treated with 130 μL of OPTI-MEM-1 containing 12 μg/mL LIPOFECTIN (Gibco BRL) and the desired duplex antisense compound at a final concentration of 200 nM. After 5 hours of treatment, the medium is replaced with fresh medium. Cells are harvested 16 hours after treatment, at which time RNA is isolated and target reduction measured by RT-PCR.

Example 6 Oligonucleotide Isolation

[0144] After cleavage from the controlled pore glass solid support and deblocking in concentrated ammonium hydroxide at 55° C. for 12-16 hours, the oligonucleotides or oligonucleosides are recovered by precipitation out of 1 M NH₄OAc with >3 volumes of ethanol. Synthesized oligonucleotides were analyzed by electrospray mass spectroscopy (molecular weight determination) and by capillary gel electrophoresis and judged to be at least 70% full length material. The relative amounts of phosphorothioate and phosphodiester linkages obtained in the synthesis was determined by the ratio of correct molecular weight relative to the −16 amu product (+/−32 +/−48). For some studies oligonucleotides were purified by HPLC, as described by Chiang et al., J. Biol. Chem. 1991, 266, 18162-18171. Results obtained with HPLC-purified material were similar to those obtained with non-HPLC purified material.

Example 7 Oligonucleotide Synthesis—96 Well Plate Format

[0145] Oligonucleotides were synthesized via solid phase P(III) phosphoramidite chemistry on an automated synthesizer capable of assembling 96 sequences simultaneously in a 96-well format. Phosphodiester internucleotide linkages were afforded by oxidation with aqueous iodine. Phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages were generated by sulfurization utilizing 3, H-1,2 benzodithiole-3-one 1,1 dioxide (Beaucage Reagent) in anhydrous acetonitrile. Standard base-protected beta-cyanoethyl-diiso-propyl phosphoramidites were purchased from commercial vendors (e.g. PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., or Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.). Non-standard nucleosides are synthesized as per standard or patented methods. They are utilized as base protected beta-cyanoethyldiisopropyl phosphoramidites.

[0146] Oligonucleotides were cleaved from support and deprotected with concentrated NH₄OH at elevated temperature (55-60° C.) for 12-16 hours and the released product then dried in vacuo. The dried product was then re-suspended in sterile water to afford a master plate from which all analytical and test plate samples are then diluted utilizing robotic pipettors.

Example 8 Oligonucleotide Analysis—96-Well Plate Format

[0147] The concentration of oligonucleotide in each well was assessed by dilution of samples and UV absorption spectroscopy. The full-length integrity of the individual products was evaluated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) in either the 96-well format (Beckman P/ACE™ MDQ) or, for individually prepared samples, on a commercial CE apparatus (e.g., Beckman P/ACE™ 5000, ABI 270). Base and backbone composition was confirmed by mass analysis of the compounds utilizing electrospray-mass spectroscopy. All assay test plates were diluted from the master plate using single and multi-channel robotic pipettors. Plates were judged to be acceptable if at least 85% of the compounds on the plate were at least 85% full length.

Example 9 Cell Culture and Oligonucleotide Treatment

[0148] The effect of antisense compounds on target nucleic acid expression can be tested in any of a variety of cell types provided that the target nucleic acid is present at measurable levels. This can be routinely determined using, for example, PCR or Northern blot analysis. The following cell types are provided for illustrative purposes, but other cell types can be routinely used, provided that the target is expressed in the cell type chosen. This can be readily determined by methods routine in the art, for example Northern blot analysis, ribonuclease protection assays, or RT-PCR.

[0149] T-24 Cells:

[0150] The human transitional cell bladder carcinoma cell line T-24 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, Va.). T-24 cells were routinely cultured in complete McCoy's 5A basal media (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.), penicillin 100 units per mL, and streptomycin 100 micrograms per mL (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence. Cells were seeded into 96-well plates (Falcon-Primaria #353872) at a density of 7000 cells/well for use in RT-PCR analysis.

[0151] For Northern blotting or other analysis, cells may be seeded onto 100 mm or other standard tissue culture plates and treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of medium and oligonucleotide.

[0152] A549 Cells:

[0153] The human lung carcinoma cell line A549 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, Va.). A549 cells were routinely cultured in DMEM basal media (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.), penicillin 100 units per mL, and streptomycin 100 micrograms per mL (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence.

[0154] NHDF Cells:

[0155] Human neonatal dermal fibroblast (NHDF) were obtained from the Clonetics Corporation (Walkersville, Md.). NHDFs were routinely maintained in Fibroblast Growth Medium (Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, Md.) supplemented as recommended by the supplier. Cells were maintained for up to 10 passages as recommended by the supplier.

[0156] HEK Cells:

[0157] Human embryonic keratinocytes (HEK) were obtained from the Clonetics Corporation (Walkersville, Md.). HEKs were routinely maintained in Keratinocyte Growth Medium (Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, Md.) formulated as recommended by the supplier. Cells were routinely maintained for up to 10 passages as recommended by the supplier.

[0158] HuVEC Cells:

[0159] The human umbilical vein endothilial cell line HuVEC was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, Va.). HuVEC cells were routinely cultured in EBM (Clonetics Corporation Walkersville, Md.) supplemented with SingleQuots supplements (Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, Md.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence were maintained for up to 15 passages. Cells were seeded into 96-well plates (Falcon-Primaria #3872) at a density of 10000 cells/ well for use in

[0160] RT-PCR Analysis.

[0161] For Northern blotting or other analyses, cells may be seeded onto 100 mm or other standard tissue culture plates and treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of medium and oligonucleotide.

[0162] Primary Mouse Hepatocytes

[0163] Primary mouse hepatocytes were prepared from CD-1 mice purchased from Charles River Labs. Primary mouse hepatocytes were routinely cultured in Hepatoyte Attachment Media (Gibco) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (Gibco/Life Technologies, Gaithersburg, Md.), 25OnM dexamethasone (Sigma), 10 nM bovine insulin (Sigma). Cells were seeded into 96-well plates (Falcon-Primaria #3872) at a density of 10000 cells/well for use in RT-PCR analysis.

[0164] For Northern blotting or other analyses, cells may be seeded onto 100 mm or other standard tissue culture plates and treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of medium and oligonucleotide.

[0165] Treatment with Antisense Compounds:

[0166] When cells reached 65-75% confluency, they were treated with oligonucleotide. For cells grown in 96-well plates, wells were washed once with 100 μL OPTI-MEM™-1 reduced-serum medium (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) and then treated with 130 μL of OPTI-MEM™-1 containing 3.75 μg/mL LIPOFECTIN™ (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) and the desired concentration of oligonucleotide. Cells are treated and data are obtained in triplicate. After 4-7 hours of treatment at 37° C., the medium was replaced with fresh medium. Cells were harvested 16-24 hours after oligonucleotide treatment.

[0167] The concentration of oligonucleotide used varies from cell line to cell line. To determine the optimal oligonucleotide concentration for a particular cell line, the cells are treated with a positive control oligonucleotide at a range of concentrations. For human cells the positive control oligonucleotide is selected from either ISIS 13920 (TCCGTCATCGCTCCTCAGGG, SEQ ID NO: 1) which is targeted to human H-ras, or ISIS 18078, (GTGCGCGCGAGCCCGAAATC, SEQ ID NO: 2) which is targeted to human Jun-N-terminal kinase-2 (JNK2). Both controls are 2′-O-methoxyethyl gapmers (2′-O-methoxyethyls shown in bold) with a phosphorothioate backbone. For mouse or rat cells the positive control oligonucleotide is ISIS 15770, ATGCATTCTGCCCCCAAGGA, SEQ ID NO: 3, a 2′-O-methoxyethyl gapmer (2′-O-methoxyethyls shown in bold) with a phosphorothioate backbone which is targeted to both mouse and rat c-raf. The concentration of positive control oligonucleotide that results in 80% inhibition of c-H-ras (for ISIS 13920), JNK2 (for ISIS 18078) or c-raf (for ISIS 15770) mRNA is then utilized as the screening concentration for new oligonucleotides in subsequent experiments for that cell line. If 80% inhibition is not achieved, the lowest concentration of positive control oligonucleotide that results in 60% inhibition of c-H-ras, JNK2 or c-raf mRNA is then utilized as the oligonucleotide screening concentration in subsequent experiments for that cell line. If 60% inhibition is not achieved, that particular cell line is deemed as unsuitable for oligonucleotide transfection experiments. The concentrations of antisense oligonucleotides used herein are from 50 nM to 300 nM.

Example 10 Analysis of Oligonucleotide Inhibition of Endothelial Lipase Expression

[0168] Antisense modulation of endothelial lipase expression can be assayed in a variety of ways known in the art. For example, endothelial lipase mRNA levels can be quantitated by, e.g., Northern blot analysis, competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Real-time quantitative PCR is presently preferred. RNA analysis can be performed on total cellular RNA or poly(A)+ mRNA. The preferred method of RNA analysis of the present invention is the use of total cellular RNA as described in other examples herein. Methods of RNA isolation are well known in the art. Northern blot analysis is also routine in the art. Real-time quantitative (PCR) can be conveniently accomplished using the commercially available ABI PRISM™ 7600, 7700, or 7900 Sequence Detection System, available from PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif. and used according to manufacturer's instructions.

[0169] Protein levels of endothelial lipase can be quantitated in a variety of ways well known in the art, such as immunoprecipitation, Western blot analysis (immunoblotting), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Antibodies directed to endothelial lipase can be identified and obtained from a variety of sources, such as the MSRS catalog of antibodies (Aerie Corporation, Birmingham, Mich.), or can be prepared via conventional monoclonal or polyclonal antibody generation methods well known in the art.

Example 11 Design of Phenotypic Assays and in vivo Studies for the Use of Endothelial Lipase Inhibitors

[0170] Phenotypic Assays

[0171] Once endothelial lipase inhibitors have been identified by the methods disclosed herein, the compounds are further investigated in one or more phenotypic assays, each having measurable endpoints predictive of efficacy in the treatment of a particular disease state or condition. Phenotypic assays, kits and reagents for their use are well known to those skilled in the art and are herein used to investigate the role and/or association of endothelial lipase in health and disease. Representative phenotypic assays, which can be purchased from any one of several commercial vendors, include those for determining cell viability, cytotoxicity, proliferation or cell survival (Molecular Probes, Eugene, Oreg.; PerkinElmer, Boston, Mass.), protein-based assays including enzymatic assays (Panvera, LLC, Madison, Wis.; BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, N.J.; Oncogene Research Products, San Diego, Calif.), cell regulation, signal transduction, inflammation, oxidative processes and apoptosis (Assay Designs Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich.), triglyceride accumulation (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.), angiogenesis assays, tube formation assays, cytokine and hormone assays and metabolic assays (Chemicon International Inc., Temecula, Calif.; Amersham Biosciences, Piscataway, N.J.).

[0172] In one non-limiting example, cells determined to be appropriate for a particular phenotypic assay (i.e., MCF-7 cells selected for breast cancer studies; adipocytes for obesity studies) are treated with endothelial lipase inhibitors identified from the in vitro studies as well as control compounds at optimal concentrations which are determined by the methods described above. At the end of the treatment period, treated and untreated cells are analyzed by one or more methods specific for the assay to determine phenotypic outcomes and endpoints.

[0173] Phenotypic endpoints include changes in cell morphology over time or treatment dose as well as changes in levels of cellular components such as proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, hormones, saccharides or metals. Measurements of cellular status which include pH, stage of the cell cycle, intake or excretion of biological indicators by the cell, are also endpoints of interest.

[0174] Analysis of the geneotype of the cell (measurement of the expression of one or more of the genes of the cell) after treatment is also used as an indicator of the efficacy or potency of the endothelial lipase inhibitors. Hallmark genes, or those genes suspected to be associated with a specific disease state, condition, or phenotype, are measured in both treated and untreated cells.

[0175] In Vivo Studies

[0176] The individual subjects of the in vivo studies described herein are warm-blooded vertebrate animals, which includes humans.

[0177] The clinical trial is subjected to rigorous controls to ensure that individuals are not unnecessarily put at risk and that they are fully informed about their role in the study. To account for the psychological effects of receiving treatments, volunteers are randomly given placebo or endothelial lipase inhibitor. Furthermore, to prevent the doctors from being biased in treatments, they are not informed as to whether the medication they are administering is a endothelial lipase inhibitor or a placebo. Using this randomization approach, each volunteer has the same chance of being given either the new treatment or the placebo.

[0178] Volunteers receive either the endothelial lipase inhibitor or placebo for eight week period with biological parameters associated with the indicated disease state or condition being measured at the beginning (baseline measurements before any treatment), end (after the final treatment), and at regular intervals during the study period. Such measurements include the levels of nucleic acid molecules encoding endothelial lipase or endothelial lipase protein levels in body fluids, tissues or organs compared to pre-treatment levels. Other measurements include, but are not limited to, indices of the disease state or condition being treated, body weight, blood pressure, serum titers of pharmacologic indicators of disease or toxicity as well as ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion) measurements.

[0179] Information recorded for each patient includes age (years), gender, height (cm), family history of disease state or condition (yes/no), motivation rating (some/moderate/great) and number and type of previous treatment regimens for the indicated disease or condition.

[0180] Volunteers taking part in this study are healthy adults (age 18 to 65 years) and roughly an equal number of males and females participate in the study. Volunteers with certain characteristics are equally distributed for placebo and endothelial lipase inhibitor treatment. In general, the volunteers treated with placebo have little or no response to treatment, whereas the volunteers treated with the endothelial lipase inhibitor show positive trends in their disease state or condition index at the conclusion of the study.

Example 12 RNA Isolation

[0181] Poly(A)+mRNA Isolation

[0182] Poly(A)+mRNA was isolated according to Miura et al., (Clin. Chem., 1996, 42, 1758-1764). Other methods for poly(A)+ mRNA isolation are routine in the art. Briefly, for cells grown on 96-well plates, growth medium was removed from the cells and each well was washed with 200 μL cold PBS. 60 μL lysis buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.6, 1 mM EDTA, 0.5 M NaCl, 0.5% NP-40, 20 mM vanadyl-ribonucleoside complex) was added to each well, the plate was gently agitated and then incubated at room temperature for five minutes. 55 μL of lysate was transferred to Oligo d(T) coated 96-well plates (AGCT Inc., Irvine Calif.). Plates were incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature, washed 3 times with 200 μL of wash buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6, 1 mM EDTA, 0.3 M NaCl). After the final wash, the plate was blotted on paper towels to remove excess wash buffer and then air-dried for 5 minutes. 60 μL of elution buffer (5 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6), preheated to 70° C., was added to each well, the plate was incubated on a 90° C. hot plate for 5 minutes, and the eluate was then transferred to a fresh 96-well plate.

[0183] Cells grown on 100 mm or other standard plates may be treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of all solutions.

[0184] Total RNA Isolation

[0185] Total RNA was isolated using an RNEASY 96™ kit and buffers purchased from Qiagen Inc. (Valencia, Calif.) following the manufacturer's recommended procedures. Briefly, for cells grown on 96-well plates, growth, medium was removed from the cells and each well was washed with 200 μL cold PBS. 150 μL Buffer RLT was added to each well and the plate vigorously agitated for 20 seconds. 150 μL of 70% ethanol was then added to each well and the contents mixed by pipetting three times up and down. The samples were then transferred to the RNEASY 96™ well plate attached to a QIAVAC™ manifold fitted with a waste collection tray and attached to a vacuum source. Vacuum was applied for 1 minute. 500 μL of Buffer RW1 was added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and incubated for 15 minutes and the vacuum was again applied for 1 minute. An additional 500 μL of Buffer RW1 was added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and the vacuum was applied for 2 minutes. 1 mL of Buffer RPE was then added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and the vacuum applied for a period of 90 seconds. The Buffer RPE wash was then repeated and the vacuum was applied for an additional 3 minutes. The plate was then removed from the QIAVAC™ manifold and blotted dry on paper towels. The plate was then re-attached to the QIAVAC™ manifold fitted with a collection tube rack containing 1.2 mL collection tubes. RNA was then eluted by pipetting 140 μL of RNAse free water into each well, incubating 1 minute, and then applying the vacuum for 3 minutes.

[0186] The repetitive pipetting and elution steps may be automated using a QIAGEN Bio-Robot 9604 (Qiagen, Inc., Valencia Calif.). Essentially, after lysing of the cells on the culture plate, the plate is transferred to the robot deck where the pipetting, DNase treatment and elution steps are carried out.

Example 13 Real-time Quantitative PCR Analysis of Endothelial Lipase mRNA Levels

[0187] Quantitation of endothelial lipase mRNA levels was accomplished by real-time quantitative PCR using the ABI PRISM™ 7600, 7700, or 7900 Sequence Detection System (PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) according to manufacturer's instructions. This is a closed-tube, non-gel-based, fluorescence detection system which allows high-throughput quantitation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products in real-time. As opposed to standard PCR in which amplification products are quantitated after the PCR is completed, products in real-time quantitative PCR are quantitated as they accumulate. This is accomplished by including in the PCR reaction an oligonucleotide probe that anneals specifically between the forward and reverse PCR primers, and contains two fluorescent dyes. A reporter dye (e.g., FAM or JOE, obtained from either PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., Operon Technologies Inc., Alameda, Calif. or Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., Coralville, Iowa) is attached to the 5′ end of the probe and a quencher dye (e.g., TAMRA, obtained from either PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., Operon Technologies Inc., Alameda, Calif. or Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., Coralville, Iowa) is attached to the 3′ end of the probe. When the probe and dyes are intact, reporter dye emission is quenched by the proximity of the 3′ quencher dye. During amplification, annealing of the probe to the target sequence creates a substrate that can be cleaved by the 5′-exonuclease activity of Taq polymerase. During the extension phase of the PCR amplification cycle, cleavage of the probe by Taq polymerase releases the reporter dye from the remainder of the probe (and hence from the quencher moiety) and a sequence-specific fluorescent signal is generated. With each cycle, additional reporter dye molecules are cleaved from their respective probes, and the fluorescence intensity is monitored at regular intervals by laser optics built into the ABI PRISM™ Sequence Detection System. In each assay, a series of parallel reactions containing serial dilutions of mRNA from untreated control samples generates a standard curve that is used to quantitate the percent inhibition after antisense oligonucleotide treatment of test samples.

[0188] Prior to quantitative PCR analysis, primer-probe sets specific to the target gene being measured are evaluated for their ability to be “multiplexed” with a GAPDH amplification reaction. In multiplexing, both the target gene and the internal standard gene GAPDH are amplified concurrently in a single sample. In this analysis, mRNA isolated from untreated cells is serially diluted. Each dilution is amplified in the presence of primer-probe sets specific for GAPDH only, target gene only (“single-plexing”), or both (multiplexing). Following PCR amplification, standard curves of GAPDH and target mRNA signal as a function of dilution are generated from both the single-plexed and multiplexed samples. If both the slope and correlation coefficient of the GAPDH and target signals generated from the multiplexed samples fall within 10% of their corresponding values generated from the single-plexed samples, the primer-probe set specific for that target is deemed multiplexable. Other methods of PCR are also known in the art.

[0189] PCR reagents were obtained from Invitrogen Corporation, (Carlsbad, Calif.). RT-PCR reactions were carried out by adding 20 μL PCR cocktail (2.5× PCR buffer minus MgCl₂, 6.6 mM MgCl₂, 375 μM each of DATP, dCTP, dCTP and dGTP, 375 nM each of forward primer and reverse primer, 125 nM of probe, 4 Units RNAse inhibitor, 1.25 Units PLATINUM® Taq, 5 Units MuLV reverse transcriptase, and 2.5× ROX dye) to 96-well plates containing 30 μL total RNA solution (20-200 ng). The RT reaction was carried out by incubation for 30 minutes at 48° C. Following a 10 minute incubation at 95° C. to activate the PLATINUM® Taq, 40 cycles of a two-step PCR protocol were carried out: 95° C. for 15 seconds (denaturation) followed by 60° C. for 1.5 minutes (annealing/extension).

[0190] Gene target quantities obtained by real time RT-PCR are normalized using either the expression level of GAPDH, a gene whose expression is constant, or by quantifying total RNA using RiboGreen™ (Molecular Probes, Inc. Eugene, Oreg.). GAPDH expression is quantified by real time RT-PCR, by being run simultaneously with the target, multiplexing, or separately. Total RNA is quantified using RiboGreen™ RNA quantification reagent (Molecular Probes, Inc. Eugene, Oreg.). Methods of RNA quantification by RiboGreen™ are taught in Jones, L. J., et al, (Analytical Biochemistry, 1998, 265, 368-374).

[0191] In this assay, 170 μL of RiboGreen™ working reagent (RiboGreen™ reagent diluted 1:350 in 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.5) is pipetted into a 96-well plate containing 30 μL purified, cellular RNA. The plate is read in a CytoFluor 4000 (PE Applied Biosystems) with excitation at 485 nm and emission at 530 nm.

[0192] Probes and primers to human endothelial lipase were designed to hybridize to a human endothelial lipase sequence, using published sequence information (GenBank accession number NM_(—)006033.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO:4). For human endothelial lipase the PCR primers were:

[0193] forward primer: CCGGACGGGAGCTGAATAT (SEQ ID NO: 5)

[0194] reverse primer: CAGTTTCCGCTGGGTTTCC (SEQ ID NO: 6) and the PCR probe was: FAM-AGGCGCATCCGGGTGAAGTC-TAMRA (SEQ ID NO: 7) where FAM is the fluorescent dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye. For human GAPDH the PCR primers were:

[0195] forward primer: GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTC(SEQ ID NO:8)

[0196] reverse primer: GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC GGGTCTCGCTCCTGGAAGAT(SEQ ID NO:9) and the PCR probe was: 5′ JOE-CAAGCTTCCCGTTCTCAGCC-TAMRA 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 10) where JOE is the fluorescent reporter dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye.

[0197] Probes and primers to mouse endothelial lipase were designed to hybridize to a mouse endothelial lipase sequence, using published sequence information (GenBank accession number BC020991.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO:11). For mouse endothelial lipase the PCR primers were:

[0198] forward primer: GCTGAATGCCACAAACACCTT (SEQ ID NO:12) reverse primer: CAGGTAAGTCGCATCTTCAAGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 13) and the PCR probe was: FAM-CTTGTCTACACTGAGGAGGACTTGGGCG-TAMRA (SEQ ID NO: 14) where FAM is the fluorescent reporter dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye. For mouse GAPDH the PCR primers were:

[0199] forward primer: GGCAAATTCAACGGCACAGT(SEQ ID NO:15)

[0200] reverse primer: GGGTCTCGCTCCTGGAAGAT(SEQ ID NO:16) and the PCR probe was: 5′ JOE-AAGGCCGAGAATGGGAAGCTTGTCATC-TAMRA 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 17) where JOE is the fluorescent reporter dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye.

Example 14 Northern Blot Analysis of Endothelial Lipase mRNA Levels

[0201] Eighteen hours after antisense treatment, cell monolayers were washed twice with cold PBS and lysed in 1 mL RNAZOL™ (TEL-TEST “B” Inc., Friendswood, Tex.). Total RNA was prepared following manufacturer's recommended protocols. Twenty micrograms of total RNA was fractionated by electrophoresis through 1.2% agarose gels containing 1.1% formaldehyde using a MOPS buffer system (AMRESCO, Inc. Solon, Ohio). RNA was transferred from the gel to HYBOND™-N+ nylon membranes (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway, N.J.) by overnight capillary transfer using a Northern/Southern Transfer buffer system (TEL-TEST “B” Inc., Friendswood, Tex.). RNA transfer was confirmed by UV visualization. Membranes were fixed by UV cross-linking using a STRATALINKER™ UV Crosslinker 2400 (Stratagene, Inc, La Jolla, Calif.) and then probed using QUICKHYB™ hybridization solution (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) using manufacturer's recommendations for stringent conditions.

[0202] To detect human endothelial lipase, a human endothelial lipase specific probe was prepared by PCR using the forward primer CCGGACGGGAGCTGAATAT (SEQ ID NO: 5) and the reverse primer CAGTTTCCGCTGGGTTTCC (SEQ ID NO: 6). To normalize for variations in loading and transfer efficiency membranes were stripped and probed for human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) RNA (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.).

[0203] To detect mouse endothelial lipase, a mouse endothelial lipase specific probe was prepared by PCR using the forward primer GCTGAATGCCACAAACACCTT (SEQ ID NO: 12) and the reverse primer CAGGTAAGTCGCATCTTCAAGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 13). To normalize for variations in loading and transfer efficiency membranes were stripped and probed for mouse glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) RNA (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.).

[0204] Hybridized membranes were visualized and quantitated using a PHOSPHORIMAGER™ and IMAGEQUANT™ Software V3.3 (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale, Calif.). Data was normalized to GAPDH levels in untreated controls.

Example 15 Antisense Inhibition of Human Endothelial Lipase Expression by Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides Having 2′-MOE Wings and a Deoxy Gap

[0205] In accordance with the present invention, a series of antisense compounds were designed to target different regions of the human endothelial lipase RNA, using published sequences (GenBank accession number NM_(—)006033.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 4, a genomic sequence of endothelial lipase represented by the complement of residues 3262-78294 of GenBank accession number NT_(—)025012.8, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 18, GenBank accession number AW450414.1, the complement of which is incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 19, and GenBank accession number AI676039.1, the complement of which is incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 20). The compounds are shown in Table 1. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number on the particular target sequence to which the compound binds. All compounds in Table 1 are chimeric oligonucleotides (“gapmers”) 20 nucleotides in length, composed of a central “gap” region consisting of ten 2′-deoxynucleotides, which is flanked on both sides (5′ and 3′ directions) by five-nucleotide “wings”. The wings are composed of 2′-methoxyethyl (2′-MOE) nucleotides. The internucleoside (backbone) linkages are phosphorothioate (P═S) throughout the oligonucleotide. All cytidine residues are 5-methylcytidines. The compounds were analyzed for their effect on human endothelial lipase mRNA levels by quantitative real-time PCR as described in other examples herein. Data are averages from three experiments in which HuVEC cells were treated with oligonucleotides 259869-259946 (SEQ ID NOs: 21-98) of the present invention. The positive control for each datapoint is identified in the table by sequence ID number. If present, “N.D.” indicates “no data”. TABLE 1 Inhibition of human endothelial lipase mRNA levels by chimeric phosphorothioate oligonucleotides having 2′-MOE wings and a deoxy gap TARGET CONTROL SEQ ID TARGET SEQ SEQ ID ISIS # REGION NO SITE SEQUENCE % INHIB ID NO NO 259869 5′UTR 4 48 tcaacggcttgccccagaac 61 21 1 259870 5′UTR 4 103 ggtggaaaatgaaaacttgg 11 22 1 259871 5′UTR 4 218 cccctcccaagaaacagaag 46 23 1 259872 Start 4 245 ggagttgctcatcctgcccc 29 24 1 Codon 259873 Coding 4 317 ctctggaccaaaaggtacgg 19 25 1 259874 Coding 4 342 tgtggagcttatcttccagc 70 26 1 259875 Coding 4 382 ctcacagatggtttgacctc 68 27 1 259876 Coding 4 437 gacggagaggtagcatcctt 53 28 1 259877 Coding 4 560 cagggctgacacgagtttgt 56 29 1 259878 Coding 4 641 attgaccgcatccgtgtaaa 63 30 1 259879 Coding 4 700 tccttctcctgcagccagtc 62 31 1 259880 Coding 4 702 cgtccttctcctgcagccag 66 32 1 259881 Coding 4 725 gtggacattcccgagagaaa 66 33 1 259882 Coding 4 747 ctccgaggctgtagccgatc 82 34 1 259883 Coding 4 830 aaacatgggcccggcaggat 53 35 1 259884 Coding 4 988 cagcctggctggaagtcacc 60 36 1 259885 Coding 4 1099 tcctgattcaccagagagtc 79 37 1 259886 Coding 4 1104 gcttgtcctgattcaccaga 84 38 1 259887 Coding 4 1112 aaaactcggcttgtcctgat 75 39 1 259888 Coding 4 1124 gcactggaaggcaaaactcg 84 40 1 259889 Coding 4 1142 gaagcgattggagtcagtgc 67 41 1 259890 Coding 4 1266 tgaaaggcatgcctgcccgg 82 42 1 259891 Coding 4 1283 ctgataatggtaaactctga 67 43 1 259892 Coding 4 1312 ttcttgtaactgaagacatg 82 44 1 259893 Coding 4 1343 gacgtaaaaggtgggctcaa 73 45 1 259894 Coding 4 1398 gctccactatttccagtggc 60 46 1 259895 Coding 4 1427 gaaggtgttggtggcattct 53 47 1 259896 Coding 4 1459 aggtctcccaagtcctcctc 56 48 1 259897 Coding 4 1491 aggccccctcccaggtgagc 21 49 1 259898 Coding 4 1532 gtagctgcgaaactccttcC 48 50 1 259899 Coding 4 1571 gatattcagctcccgtccgg 70 51 1 259900 Coding 4 1619 aaatgtcagtttccgctggg 79 52 1 259901 Coding 4 1641 tgttctcagggtcttctgta 55 53 1 259902 Coding 4 1724 cacagtgggactggtttcgt 66 54 1 259903 Stop 4 1743 ggcaccctcagggaagctcc 83 55 1 Codon 259904 3′UTR 4 1771 ttgctgccttgctggcaaga 51 56 1 259905 3′UTR 4 1817 gtcctcagcagtaactttcc 58 57 1 259906 3′UTR 4 1966 acagaggtttggagttagag 68 58 1 259907 3′UTR 4 2044 ccaatccagtgtgcacgaga 83 59 1 259908 3′UTR 4 2107 gggcctcttcggagccagcg 61 60 1 259909 3′UTR 4 2241 caacccatgagaaccccaac 36 61 1 259910 3′UTR 4 2279 aggacggaatggctaagacg 57 62 1 259911 3′UTR 4 2361 caatagacatttgctcaatt 82 63 1 259912 3′UTR 4 2438 atcccaactccactgggttc 12 64 1 259913 3′UTR 4 2496 aggtgcctttccccatgcat 63 65 1 259914 3′UTR 4 2527 tgcttatatcctatagcctc 70 66 1 259915 3′UTR 4 2552 ccacttaaagcctcagggtc 55 67 1 259916 3′UTR 4 2635 tagtgatcaaacacgtcact 85 68 1 259917 3′UTR 4 2752 acatatgtcataacttctat 68 69 1 259918 3′UTR 4 2873 caacaagaaaaggcactggt 78 70 1 259919 3′UTR 4 2918 ttaattcaaatcaagatcta 34 71 1 259920 3′UTR 4 2980 ctaattaggcaatgcataCa 69 72 1 259921 3′UTR 4 3039 ctcactaagcctcagttttg 69 73 1 259922 3′UTR 4 3085 tggctgcaccactaactagt 62 74 1 259923 3′UTR 4 3118 gactttgcctccaggaaatc 40 75 1 259924 3′UTR 4 3151 ggctgcaaaagtcttcatgg 57 76 1 259925 3′UTR 4 3218 atggatggctctatataaaa 38 77 1 259926 3′UTR 4 3237 taaaagggcttaggatttta 68 78 1 259927 3′UTR 4 3264 acagatgttctcctggttat 76 79 1 259928 3′UTR 4 3285 ataaaaagtccaaccgttgg 64 80 1 259929 3′UTR 4 3301 ctcccgaatctcagccataa 86 81 1 259930 3′UTR 4 3325 ctctcctgcttggtgtcaCa 61 82 1 259931 3′UTR 4 3335 atcattcttcctctcctgct 80 83 1 259932 3′UTR 4 3386 ggcacgatacagattaaaac 85 84 1 259933 3′UTR 4 3410 gaagtttaacagtgatacaa 76 85 1 259934 3′UTR 4 3441 ttgaaataagactcaactgg 74 86 1 259935 3′UTR 4 3796 ccaaaactttttgagcacca 71 87 1 259936 Intron 18 12206 agaccttttactttttgcaa 22 88 1 259937 Intron 18 28424 cctagcctgggaacccaaac 19 89 1 259938 Intron: 18 37297 ggatccaaacctgcagcaga 8 90 1 exon junction 259939 Intron: 18 47525 tgaaggttacctctgaaagg 5 91 1 exon junction 259940 Intron: 18 48229 taatggtaaactgcagtgac 53 92 1 exon junction 259941 Intron: 18 49641 aggcacttacttccgctggg 61 93 1 exon junction 259942 Intron 18 50496 gtcatagatgacgaatgtaa 72 94 1 259943 Intron 18 55242 gaattctgccagcagactgc 12 95 1 259944 Intron 18 29605 ttcttaagaagattgggttt 44 96 1 259945 3′UTR 20 105 atatacaattaaggcttcaa 19 97 1 259946 3′UTR 20 114 agtatcattatatacaatta 0 98 1

[0206] As shown in Table 1, SEQ ID NOs 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93 and 94 demonstrated at least 50% inhibition of human endothelial lipase expression in this assay and are therefore preferred. More preferred are SEQ ID NOs: 38, 68 and 84. The target regions to which these prefered sequences are complementary are herein referred to as “preferred target segments” and are therefore preferred for targeting by compounds of the present invention. These preferred target segments are shown in Table 3. The sequences represent the reverse complement of the preferred antisense compounds shown in Table 1. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number on the particular target nucleic acid to which the oligonucleotide binds. Also shown in Table 3 is the species in which each of the preferred target segments was found.

Example 16 Antisense Inhibition of Mouse Endothelial Lipase Expression by Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides Having 2′-MOE Wings and a Deoxy Gap

[0207] In accordance with the present invention, a second series of antisense compounds were designed to target different regions of the mouse endothelial lipase RNA, using published sequences (GenBank accession number BC020991.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 11, and GenBank accession number AF118768.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 99). The compounds are shown in Table 2. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number on the particular target nucleic acid to which the compound binds. All compounds in Table 2 are chimeric oligonucleotides (“gapmers”) 20 nucleotides in length, composed of a central “gap” region consisting of ten 2′-deoxynucleotides, which is flanked on both sides (5′ and 3′ directions) by five-nucleotide “wings”. The wings are composed of 2′-methoxyethyl (2′-MOE) nucleotides. The internucleoside (backbone) linkages are phosphorothioate (P═S) throughout the oligonucleotide. All cytidine residues are 5-methylcytidines. The compounds were analyzed for their effect on mouse endothelial lipase mRNA levels by quantitative real-time PCR as described in other examples herein. Data are averages from three experiments in which mouse primary hepatocytes were treated with oligonucleotides 261160-261233 (SEQ ID NOs: 100-173) of the present invention. The positive control for each datapoint is identified in the table by sequence ID number. If present, “N.D.” indicates “no data”. TABLE 2 Inhibition of mouse endothelial lipase mRNA levels by chimeric phosphorothioate oligonucleotides having 2′-MOE wings and a deoxy gap TARGET CONTROL SEQ ID TARGET % SEQ ID SEQ ID ISIS # REGION NO SITE SEQUENCE INHIB NO NO 261160 5′UTR 99 9 ttcccagagccgctgcgaag 65 100 1 261161 5′UTR 99 93 gaacctggaaggttggtagc 60 101 1 261162 5′UTR 99 158 cctccagagactagaagtgg 39 102 1 261163 5′UTR 99 165 actaaaacctccagagacta 61 103 1 261164 Start 99 267 cgtgtttcgcatccttcccc 80 104 1 Codon 261165 Coding 99 328 aggttgtgatacttcccgcc 60 105 1 261166 Coding 99 356 tcatctcgcagcgacccctg 47 106 1 261167 Coding 99 381 tggtactccagtgggtttat 65 107 1 261168 Coding 99 418 tgcggatgttaaaagccaca 50 108 1 261169 Coding 99 465 gtcaccaagggagagattac 68 109 1 261170 Coding 99 489 gccacagttttctaagagtt 57 110 1 261171 Coding 99 666 gttattgactgcatccgtgt 57 111 1 261172 Coding 99 674 accctggtgttattgactgc 64 112 1 261173 Coding 99 708 ccagtcaagcatcccagcta 54 113 1 261174 Coding 99 741 gttcccaagagagaactctt 30 114 1 261175 Coding 99 777 cacgtgtgctccaaggctgt 50 115 1 261176 Coding 99 907 catccacaaagtctgcatcg 59 116 1 261177 Coding 99 912 caggacatccacaaagtctg 46 117 1 261178 Coding 99 917 gtatgcaggacatccacaaa 34 118 1 261179 Coding 99 922 tgtaggtatgcaggacatcc 45 119 1 261180 Coding 99 927 cagcgtgtaggtatgcagga 66 120 1 261181 Coding 99 932 aaggacagcgtgtaggtatg 9 121 1 261182 Coding 99 937 agccaaaggacagcgtgtag 50 122 1 261183 Coding 99 942 gctcaagccaaaggacagcg 60 123 1 261184 Coding 99 947 ccaatgctcaagccaaagga 63 124 1 261185 Coding 99 952 gaatcccaatgctcaagcca 49 125 1 261186 Coding 99 957 catccgaatcccaatgctca 48 126 1 261187 Coding 99 980 tagatgtcaatgtgacccac 43 127 1 261188 Coding 99 985 tgggatagatgtcaatgtga 35 128 1 261189 Coding 99 991 cgccattgggatagatgtca 0 129 1 261190 Coding 99 1068 tttcaccatctctgagattg 54 130 1 261191 Coding 99 1098 aaagaggtgtacggctcgct 51 131 1 261192 Coding 99 1103 tcgacaaagaggtgtacggc 73 132 1 261193 Coding 99 1108 gagagtcgacaaagaggtgt 46 133 1 261194 Coding 99 1113 caccagagagtcgacaaaga 56 134 1 261195 Coding 99 1178 cagattccccttttgaagcg 65 135 1 261196 Coding 99 1214 ccaatgttattacaacggtt 63 136 1 261197 Coding 99 1318 tgtgaactttcagctggtaa 71 137 1 261198 Coding 99 1328 taagagaacatgtgaacttt 57 138 1 261199 Coding 99 1341 cccactgttattgtaagaga 59 139 1 261200 Coding 99 1412 atttccaagggcaggttctg 72 140 1 261201 Coding 99 1460 gtgtagacaaggaaggtgtt 79 141 1 261202 Coding 99 1482 gagatcgcccaagtcctcct 85 142 1 261203 Coding 99 1499 gtaagtcgcatcttcaagag 82 143 1 261204 Coding 99 1512 taccccctcccaggtaagtc 30 144 1 261205 Coding 99 1521 ggaatgggctaccccctccc 38 145 1 261206 Coding 99 1542 ctcattccacaggttgcacc 28 146 1 261207 Coding 99 1624 gggtttccccagatttgaca 56 147 1 261208 Coding 99 1703 cacttgtgaaaccacagctc 62 148 1 261209 Coding 99 1743 aaagggactggttttgtttt 38 149 1 261210 Stop 99 1766 ttgggccctcaggccaagtt 10 150 1 Codon 261211 3′UTR 99 1885 ccagcaagcaagctcctcgt 28 151 1 261212 3′UTR 99 1956 tcagcaagaacttcagcagt 56 152 1 261213 3′UTR 99 1978 caaaggtttacagctagaat 43 153 1 261214 3′UTR 99 1994 cttcctgcggcggcaacaaa 63 154 1 261215 3′UTR 99 2017 gctcacacacaagctggcct 33 155 1 261216 3′UTR 99 2036 gggctctggacactccagtg 33 156 1 261217 3′UTR 99 2085 gctcacctagcgacagggag 74 157 1 261218 3′UTR 99 2118 gccttgtgttccctgatgtt 60 158 1 261219 3′UTR 99 2136 acacagggccacttcagagc 64 159 1 261220 3′UTR 99 2141 cttccacacagggccacttc 7 160 1 261221 3′UTR 99 2167 ttcagtgaggccaggcagct 65 161 1 261222 3′UTR 99 2172 taaggttcagtgaggccagg 54 162 1 261223 3′UTR 99 2182 gacttgtcactaaggttcag 66 163 1 261224 3′UTR 11 2150 aatagaaccaggatccatca 37 164 1 261225 3′UTR 11 2480 tctgctagagatcaagggtg 51 165 1 261226 3′UTR 11 2583 gcgcagcaggtatgtagaac 68 166 1 261227 3′UTR 11 2760 tcaaactactaaagggtgtc 65 167 1 261228 3′UTR 11 2920 ccaggaaaccttgctgggtc 69 168 1 261229 3′UTR 11 2955 atggagttacagaaaggatt 48 169 1 261230 3′UTR 11 3184 acagatgcaaagaatgtgcg 57 170 1 261231 3′UTR 11 3201 tataaagctggtacaataca 51 171 1 261232 3′UTR 11 3530 aaaactaaccatagatttgt 43 172 1 261233 3′UTR 11 3559 aaatcttgaaatcggttaat 49 173 1

[0208] As shown in Table 2, SEQ ID NOs 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 120, 122, 123, 124, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 147, 148, 152, 154, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170 and 171 demonstrated at least 50% inhibition of mouse endothelial lipase expression in this experiment and are therefore preferred. More preferred are SEQ ID NOs: 104, 132 and 157. The target regions to which these preferred sequences are complementary are herein referred to as “preferred target segments” and are therefore preferred for targeting by compounds of the present invention. These preferred target segments are shown in Table 3. The sequences represent the reverse complement of the preferred antisense compounds shown in Table 1. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number on the particular target nucleic acid to which the oligonucleotide binds. Also shown in Table 3 is the species in which each of the preferred target segments was found. TABLE 3 Sequence and position of preferred target segments identified in endothelial lipase. TARGET SEQ ID TARGET REV COMP SEQ ID SITEID NO SITE SEQUENCE OF SEQ ID ACTIVE IN NO 176327 4 48 gttctggggcaagccgttga 21 H. sapiens 174 176332 4 342 gctggaagataagctccaca 26 H. sapiens 175 176333 4 382 gaggtcaaaccatctgtgag 27 H. sapiens 176 176334 4 437 aaggatgctacctctccgtc 28 H. sapiens 177 176335 4 560 acaaactcgtgtcagccctg 29 H. sapiens 178 176336 4 641 tttacacggatgcggtcaat 30 H. sapiens 179 176337 4 700 gactggctgcaggagaagga 31 H. sapiens 180 176338 4 702 ctggctgcaggagaaggacg 32 H. sapiens 181 176339 4 725 tttctctcgggaatgtccac 33 H. sapiens 182 176340 4 747 gatcggctacagcctcggag 34 H. sapiens 183 176341 4 830 atcctgccgggcccatgttt 35 H. sapiens 184 176342 4 988 ggtgacttccagccaggctg 36 H. sapiens 185 176343 4 1099 gactctctggtgaatcagga 37 H. sapiens 186 176344 4 1104 tctggtgaatcaggacaagc 38 H. sapiens 187 176345 4 1112 atcaggacaagccgagtttt 39 H. sapiens 188 176346 4 1124 cgagttttgccttccagtgc 40 H. sapiens 189 176347 4 1142 gcactgactccaatcgcttc 41 H. sapiens 190 176348 4 1266 ccgggcaggcatgcctttca 42 H. sapiens 191 176349 4 1283 tcagagtttaccattatcag 43 H. sapiens 192 176350 4 1312 catgtcttcagttacaagaa 44 H. sapiens 193 176351 4 1343 ttgagcccaccttttacgtc 45 H. sapiens 194 176352 4 1398 gccactggaaatagtggagc 46 H. sapiens 195 176353 4 1427 agaatgccaccaacaccttc 47 H. sapiens 196 176354 4 1459 gaggaggacttgggagacct 48 H. sapiens 197 176357 4 1571 ccggacgggagctgaatatc 51 H. sapiens 198 176358 4 1619 cccagcggaaactgacattt 52 H. sapiens 199 176359 4 1641 tacagaagaccctgagaaca 53 H. sapiens 200 176360 4 1724 acgaaaccagtcccactgtg 54 H. sapiens 201 176361 4 1743 ggagcttccctgagggtgcc 55 H. sapiens 202 176362 4 1771 tcttgccagcaaggcagcaa 56 H. sapiens 203 176363 4 1817 ggaaagttactgctgaggac 57 H. sapiens 204 176364 4 1966 ctctaactccaaacctctgt 58 H. sapiens 205 176365 4 2044 tctcgtgcacactggattgg 59 H. sapiens 206 176366 4 2107 cgctggctccgaagaggccc 60 H. sapiens 207 176368 4 2279 cgtcttagccattccgtcct 62 H. sapiens 208 176369 4 2361 aattgagcaaatgtctattg 63 H. sapiens 209 176371 4 2496 atgcatggggaaaggcacct 65 H. sapiens 210 176372 4 2527 gaggctataggatataagca 66 H. sapiens 211 176373 4 2552 gaccctgaggctttaagtgg 67 H. sapiens 212 176374 4 2635 agtgacgtgtttgatcacta 68 H. sapiens 213 176375 4 2752 atagaagttatgacatatgt 69 H. sapiens 214 176376 4 2873 accagtgccttttcttgttg 70 H. sapiens 215 176378 4 2980 tgtatgcattgcctaattag 72 H. sapiens 216 176379 4 3039 caaaactgaggcttagtgag 73 H. sapiens 217 176380 4 3085 actagttagtggtgcagcca 74 H. sapiens 218 176382 4 3151 ccatgaagacttttgcagcc 76 H. sapiens 219 176384 4 3237 taaaatcctaagccctttta 78 H. sapiens 220 176385 4 3264 ataaccaggagaacatctgt 79 H. sapiens 221 176386 4 3285 ccaacggttggactttttat 80 H. sapiens 222 176387 4 3301 ttatggctgagattcgggag 81 H. sapiens 223 176388 4 3325 tgtgacaccaagcaggagag 82 H. sapiens 224 176389 4 3335 agcaggagaggaagaatgat 83 H. sapiens 225 176390 4 3386 gttttaatctgtatcgtgcc 84 H. sapiens 226 176391 4 3410 ttgtatcactgttaaacttc 85 H. sapiens 227 176392 4 3441 ccagttgagtcttatttcaa 86 H. sapiens 228 176393 4 3796 tggtgctcaaaaagttttgg 87 H. sapiens 229 176398 18 48229 gtcactgcagtttaccatta 92 H. sapiens 230 176399 18 49641 cccagcggaagtaagtgcct 93 H. sapiens 231 176400 18 50496 ttacattcgtcatctatgac 94 H. sapiens 232 177667 99 9 cttcgcagcggctctgggaa 100 M. musculus 233 177668 99 93 gctaccaaccttccaggttc 101 M. musculus 234 177670 99 165 tagtctctggaggttttagt 103 M. musculus 235 177671 99 267 ggggaaggatgcgaaacacg 104 M. musculus 236 177672 99 328 ggcgggaagtatcacaacct 105 M. musculus 237 177674 99 381 ataaacccactggagtacca 107 M. musculus 238 177675 99 418 tgtggcttttaacatccgca 108 M. musculus 239 177676 99 465 gtaatctctcccttggtgac 109 M. musculus 240 177677 99 489 aactcttagaaaactgtggc 110 M. musculus 241 177678 99 666 acacggatgcagtcaataac 111 M. musculus 242 177679 99 674 gcagtcaataacaccagggt 112 M. musculus 243 177680 99 708 tagctgggatgcttgactgg 113 M. musculus 244 177682 99 777 acagccttggagcacacgtg 115 M. musculus 245 177683 99 907 cgatgcagactttgtggatg 116 M. musculus 246 177687 99 927 tcctgcatacctacacgctg 120 M. musculus 247 177689 99 937 ctacacgctgtcctttggct 122 M. musculus 248 177690 99 942 cgctgtcctttggcttgagc 123 M. musculus 249 177691 99 947 tcctttggcttgagcattgg 124 M. musculus 250 177696 99 1068 caatctcagagatggtgaaa 130 M. musculus 251 177697 99 1098 agcgagccgtacacctcttt 131 M. musculus 252 177698 99 1103 gccgtacacctctttgtcga 132 M. musculus 253 177700 99 1113 tctttgtcgactctctggtg 134 M. musculus 254 177701 99 1178 cgcttcaaaaggggaatctg 135 M. musculus 255 177702 99 1214 aaccgttgtaataacattgg 136 M. musculus 256 177703 99 1318 ttaccagctgaaagttcaca 137 M. musculus 257 177704 99 1328 aaagttcacatgttctctta 138 M. musculus 258 177705 99 1341 tctcttacaataacagtggg 139 M. musculus 259 177706 99 1412 cagaacctgcccttggaaat 140 M. musculus 260 177707 99 1460 aacaccttccttgtctacac 141 M. musculus 261 177708 99 1482 aggaggacttgggcgatctc 142 M. musculus 262 177709 99 1499 ctcttgaagatgcgacttac 143 M. musculus 263 177713 99 1624 tgtcaaatctggggaaaccc 147 M. musculus 264 177714 99 1703 gagctgtggtttcacaagtg 148 M. musculus 265 177718 99 1956 actgctgaagttcttgctga 152 M. musculus 266 177720 99 1994 tttgttgccgccgcaggaag 154 M. musculus 267 177723 99 2085 ctccctgtcgctaggtgagc 157 M. musculus 268 177724 99 2118 aacatcagggaacacaaggc 158 M. musculus 269 177725 99 2136 gctctgaagtggccctgtgt 159 M. musculus 270 177727 99 2167 agctgcctggcctcactgaa 161 M. musculus 271 177728 99 2172 cctggcctcactgaacctta 162 M. musculus 272 177729 99 2182 ctgaaccttagtgacaagtc 163 M. musculus 273 177731 11 2480 cacccttgatctctagcaga 165 M. musculus 274 177732 11 2583 gttctacatacctgctgcgc 166 M. musculus 275 177733 11 2760 gacaccctttagtagtttga 167 M. musculus 276 177734 11 2920 gacccagcaaggtttcctgg 168 M. musculus 277 177736 11 3184 cgcacattctttgcatctgt 170 M. musculus 278 177737 11 3201 tgtattgtaccagctttata 171 M. musculus 279

[0209] As these “preferred target segments” have been found by experimentation to be open to, and accessible for, hybridization with the antisense compounds of the present invention, one of skill in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, further embodiments of the invention that encompass other compounds that specifically hybridize to these preferred target segments and consequently inhibit the expression of endothelial lipase.

[0210] According to the present invention, antisense compounds include antisense oligomeric compounds, antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, external guide sequence (EGS) oligonucleotides, alternate splicers, primers, probes, and other short oligomeric compounds which hybridize to at least a portion of the target nucleic acid.

Example 17 Western Blot Analysis of Endothelial Lipase Protein Levels

[0211] Western blot analysis (immunoblot analysis) is carried out using standard methods. Cells are harvested 16-20 h after oligonucleotide treatment, washed once with PBS, suspended in Laemmli buffer (100 ul/well), boiled for 5 minutes and loaded on a 16% SDS-PAGE gel. Gels are run for 1.5 hours at 150 V, and transferred to membrane for western blotting. Appropriate primary antibody directed to endothelial lipase is used, with a radiolabeled or fluorescently labeled secondary antibody directed against the primary antibody species. Bands are visualized using a PHOSPHORIMAGER™ (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale Calif.).

0 SEQUENCE LISTING <160> NUMBER OF SEQ ID NOS: 279 <210> SEQ ID NO 1 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 1 tccgtcatcg ctcctcaggg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 2 gtgcgcgcga gcccgaaatc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 3 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 3 atgcattctg cccccaagga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 3927 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (253)...(1755) <400> SEQUENCE: 4 agcagcgagt ccttgcctcc cggcggctca ggacgagggc agatctcgtt ctggggcaag 60 ccgttgacac tcgctccctg ccaccgcccg ggctccgtgc cgccaagttt tcattttcca 120 ccttctctgc ctccagtccc ccagcccctg gccgagagaa gggtcttacc ggccgggatt 180 gctggaaaca ccaagaggtg gtttttgttt tttaaaactt ctgtttcttg ggagggggtg 240 tggcggggca gg atg agc aac tcc gtt cct ctg ctc tgt ttc tgg agc ctc 291 Met Ser Asn Ser Val Pro Leu Leu Cys Phe Trp Ser Leu 1 5 10 tgc tat tgc ttt gct gcg ggg agc ccc gta cct ttt ggt cca gag gga 339 Cys Tyr Cys Phe Ala Ala Gly Ser Pro Val Pro Phe Gly Pro Glu Gly 15 20 25 cgg ctg gaa gat aag ctc cac aaa ccc aaa gct aca cag act gag gtc 387 Arg Leu Glu Asp Lys Leu His Lys Pro Lys Ala Thr Gln Thr Glu Val 30 35 40 45 aaa cca tct gtg agg ttt aac ctc cgc acc tcc aag gac cca gag cat 435 Lys Pro Ser Val Arg Phe Asn Leu Arg Thr Ser Lys Asp Pro Glu His 50 55 60 gaa gga tgc tac ctc tcc gtc ggc cac agc cag ccc tta gaa gac tgc 483 Glu Gly Cys Tyr Leu Ser Val Gly His Ser Gln Pro Leu Glu Asp Cys 65 70 75 agt ttc aac atg aca gct aaa acc ttt ttc atc att cac gga tgg acg 531 Ser Phe Asn Met Thr Ala Lys Thr Phe Phe Ile Ile His Gly Trp Thr 80 85 90 atg agc ggt atc ttt gaa aac tgg ctg cac aaa ctc gtg tca gcc ctg 579 Met Ser Gly Ile Phe Glu Asn Trp Leu His Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Leu 95 100 105 cac aca aga gag aaa gac gcc aat gta gtt gtg gtt gac tgg ctc ccc 627 His Thr Arg Glu Lys Asp Ala Asn Val Val Val Val Asp Trp Leu Pro 110 115 120 125 ctg gcc cac cag ctt tac acg gat gcg gtc aat aat acc agg gtg gtg 675 Leu Ala His Gln Leu Tyr Thr Asp Ala Val Asn Asn Thr Arg Val Val 130 135 140 gga cac agc att gcc agg atg ctc gac tgg ctg cag gag aag gac gat 723 Gly His Ser Ile Ala Arg Met Leu Asp Trp Leu Gln Glu Lys Asp Asp 145 150 155 ttt tct ctc ggg aat gtc cac ttg atc ggc tac agc ctc gga gcg cac 771 Phe Ser Leu Gly Asn Val His Leu Ile Gly Tyr Ser Leu Gly Ala His 160 165 170 gtg gcc ggg tat gca ggc aac ttc gtg aaa gga acg gtg ggc cga atc 819 Val Ala Gly Tyr Ala Gly Asn Phe Val Lys Gly Thr Val Gly Arg Ile 175 180 185 aca ggt ttg gat cct gcc ggg ccc atg ttt gaa ggg gcc gac atc cac 867 Thr Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Gly Pro Met Phe Glu Gly Ala Asp Ile His 190 195 200 205 aag agg ctc tct ccg gac gat gca gat ttt gtg gat gtc ctc cac acc 915 Lys Arg Leu Ser Pro Asp Asp Ala Asp Phe Val Asp Val Leu His Thr 210 215 220 tac acg cgt tcc ttc ggc ttg agc att ggt att cag atg cct gtg ggc 963 Tyr Thr Arg Ser Phe Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Ile Gln Met Pro Val Gly 225 230 235 cac att gac atc tac ccc aat ggg ggt gac ttc cag cca ggc tgt gga 1011 His Ile Asp Ile Tyr Pro Asn Gly Gly Asp Phe Gln Pro Gly Cys Gly 240 245 250 ctc aac gat gtc ttg gga tca att gca tat gga aca atc aca gag gtg 1059 Leu Asn Asp Val Leu Gly Ser Ile Ala Tyr Gly Thr Ile Thr Glu Val 255 260 265 gta aaa tgt gag cat gag cga gcc gtc cac ctc ttt gtt gac tct ctg 1107 Val Lys Cys Glu His Glu Arg Ala Val His Leu Phe Val Asp Ser Leu 270 275 280 285 gtg aat cag gac aag ccg agt ttt gcc ttc cag tgc act gac tcc aat 1155 Val Asn Gln Asp Lys Pro Ser Phe Ala Phe Gln Cys Thr Asp Ser Asn 290 295 300 cgc ttc aaa aag ggg atc tgt ctg agc tgc cgc aag aac cgt tgt aat 1203 Arg Phe Lys Lys Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Cys Arg Lys Asn Arg Cys Asn 305 310 315 agc att ggc tac aat gcc aag aaa atg agg aac aag agg aac agc aaa 1251 Ser Ile Gly Tyr Asn Ala Lys Lys Met Arg Asn Lys Arg Asn Ser Lys 320 325 330 atg tac cta aaa acc cgg gca ggc atg cct ttc aga gtt tac cat tat 1299 Met Tyr Leu Lys Thr Arg Ala Gly Met Pro Phe Arg Val Tyr His Tyr 335 340 345 cag atg aaa atc cat gtc ttc agt tac aag aac atg gga gaa att gag 1347 Gln Met Lys Ile His Val Phe Ser Tyr Lys Asn Met Gly Glu Ile Glu 350 355 360 365 ccc acc ttt tac gtc acc ctt tat ggc act aat gca gat tcc cag act 1395 Pro Thr Phe Tyr Val Thr Leu Tyr Gly Thr Asn Ala Asp Ser Gln Thr 370 375 380 ctg cca ctg gaa ata gtg gag cgg atc gag cag aat gcc acc aac acc 1443 Leu Pro Leu Glu Ile Val Glu Arg Ile Glu Gln Asn Ala Thr Asn Thr 385 390 395 ttc ctg gtc tac acc gag gag gac ttg gga gac ctc ttg aag atc cag 1491 Phe Leu Val Tyr Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Lys Ile Gln 400 405 410 ctc acc tgg gag ggg gcc tct cag tct tgg tac aac ctg tgg aag gag 1539 Leu Thr Trp Glu Gly Ala Ser Gln Ser Trp Tyr Asn Leu Trp Lys Glu 415 420 425 ttt cgc agc tac ctg tct caa ccc cgc aac ccc gga cgg gag ctg aat 1587 Phe Arg Ser Tyr Leu Ser Gln Pro Arg Asn Pro Gly Arg Glu Leu Asn 430 435 440 445 atc agg cgc atc cgg gtg aag tct ggg gaa acc cag cgg aaa ctg aca 1635 Ile Arg Arg Ile Arg Val Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Gln Arg Lys Leu Thr 450 455 460 ttt tgt aca gaa gac cct gag aac acc agc ata tcc cca ggc cgg gag 1683 Phe Cys Thr Glu Asp Pro Glu Asn Thr Ser Ile Ser Pro Gly Arg Glu 465 470 475 ctc tgg ttt cgc aag tgt cgg gat ggc tgg agg atg aaa aac gaa acc 1731 Leu Trp Phe Arg Lys Cys Arg Asp Gly Trp Arg Met Lys Asn Glu Thr 480 485 490 agt ccc act gtg gag ctt ccc tga gggtgcccgg gcaagtcttg ccagcaaggc 1785 Ser Pro Thr Val Glu Leu Pro 495 500 agcaagactt cctgctatcc aagcccatgg aggaaagtta ctgctgagga cccacccaat 1845 ggaaggattc ttctcagcct tgaccctgga gcactgggaa caactggtct cctgtgatgg 1905 ctgggactcc tcgcgggagg ggactgcgct gctatagctc ttgctgcctc tcttgaatag 1965 ctctaactcc aaacctctgt ccacacctcc agagcaccaa gtccagattt gtgtgtaagc 2025 agctgggtgc ctggggcctc tcgtgcacac tggattggtt tctcagttgc tgggcgagcc 2085 tgtactctgc ctgacgagga acgctggctc cgaagaggcc ctgtgtagaa ggctgtcagc 2145 tgctcagcct gctttgagcc tcagtgagaa gtccttccga caggagctga ctcatgtcag 2205 gatggcaggc ctggtatctt gctcgggccc tagctgttgg ggttctcatg ggttgcactg 2265 accatactgc ttacgtctta gccattccgt cctgctcccc agctcactct ctgaagcaca 2325 catcattggc tttcctattt ttctgttcat tttttaattg agcaaatgtc tattgaacac 2385 ttaaaattaa ttagaatgtg gtaatggaca tattactgag cctctccatt tggaacccag 2445 tggagttggg atttctagac cctctttctg tttggatggt gtatgtgtat atgcatgggg 2505 aaaggcacct ggggcctggg ggaggctata ggatataagc attagggacc ctgaggcttt 2565 aagtggtttc tatttcttct tagttattat gtgccacctt cttagttatt atgtgccacc 2625 tcccctatga gtgacgtgtt tgatcactag cagaatagca agcagagtat cattcatgct 2685 ggggccagaa tgatggccgg ttgccagata taactgcttt ggagcaaatc tcttctgttt 2745 agagagatag aagttatgac atatgtaata cacatctgtg tacacagaaa ccggcacctg 2805 ccagacagag ctggttctaa gatttaatac agtgcttttt ttcctctttg aaatatttta 2865 ctttaatacc agtgcctttt cttgttgaac ttcttggaaa agccaccaat tctagatctt 2925 gatttgaatt aatacacaca atatctgaga cacttacact tttcaaaaga tttgtgtatg 2985 cattgcctaa ttagagtagg gggagaaggg caactattat tatccctatt ttacaaaact 3045 gaggcttagt gaggttcagc cacatgccta gacttatata ctagttagtg gtgcagccag 3105 ggagaggact cagatttcct ggaggcaaag tctatctctg aaactccatg aagacttttg 3165 cagccagttc ccaccaatat gccccagacg tgagacaaac aaggactttt ttttttatat 3225 agagccatcc ataaaatcct aagccctttt attaatgtat aaccaggaga acatctgtgc 3285 caacggttgg actttttatg gctgagattc gggaggaagt gtgacaccaa gcaggagagg 3345 aagaatgatt ttctttgtac ttaggttttc taaggacatt gttttaatct gtatcgtgcc 3405 aaagttgtat cactgttaaa cttctgaaga cataaccagt tgagtcttat ttcaagatat 3465 gttctcaagc caattgtgtg cttctcttgt ttctgtgatt gctttctagc caaagcgaag 3525 cttgtacagg ttgagtatcc cttatccaaa atgcttggaa ccagaagtgt ttcaaatttt 3585 agattatttt cagattttgg aatgtttgca tatacataat gagatatttt gggaatagga 3645 cccgagccta aacacaaaat tcattgatgt gtcagttaca ccttatccac atagcctgag 3705 ggtaatttta tacgatattt taaatagttg tgtacatgaa gcatggtttg tggtaactta 3765 tgtgaggggt tttcccattt tttgtcttgt tggtgctcaa aaagttttgg attttggagc 3825 atttcggatt ttggattttt ggattagggt tgctcaaccc atattattgg ctgtacatcc 3885 tggtcacttc tgacttctgt ttttactaat ggaagctttg ca 3927 <210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 19 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 5 ccggacggga gctgaatat 19 <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 19 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 6 cagtttccgc tgggtttcc 19 <210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Probe <400> SEQUENCE: 7 aggcgcatcc gggtgaagtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 19 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 8 gaaggtgaag gtcggagtc 19 <210> SEQ ID NO 9 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 9 gaagatggtg atgggatttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 10 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Probe <400> SEQUENCE: 10 caagcttccc gttctcagcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 11 <211> LENGTH: 3610 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (144)...(1646) <400> SEQUENCE: 11 ccacgcgtcc gcgacacccg gcctgtccac ttctagtctc tggaggtttt agtggtttca 60 aaccaaacca acccaaacca acccaacaac aaaaaagccc aaaccaaaaa cctgcttgag 120 aggagggggc gtggcgggga agg atg cga aac acg gtt ttc ctg ctc ggc ttt 173 Met Arg Asn Thr Val Phe Leu Leu Gly Phe 1 5 10 tgg agc gtc tat tgt tac ttc ccg gcg gga agt atc aca acc ttg cgt 221 Trp Ser Val Tyr Cys Tyr Phe Pro Ala Gly Ser Ile Thr Thr Leu Arg 15 20 25 ccc gag ggg tcg ctg cga gat gag cat cat aaa ccc act gga gta cca 269 Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Glu His His Lys Pro Thr Gly Val Pro 30 35 40 gct acc gcc aga ccc tct gtg gct ttt aac atc cgc act tct aag gac 317 Ala Thr Ala Arg Pro Ser Val Ala Phe Asn Ile Arg Thr Ser Lys Asp 45 50 55 cca gag cag gaa ggg tgt aat ctc tcc ctt ggt gac agc aaa ctc tta 365 Pro Glu Gln Glu Gly Cys Asn Leu Ser Leu Gly Asp Ser Lys Leu Leu 60 65 70 gaa aac tgt ggc ttc aac atg aca gcc aaa acc ttc ttc atc att cat 413 Glu Asn Cys Gly Phe Asn Met Thr Ala Lys Thr Phe Phe Ile Ile His 75 80 85 90 gga tgg acg atg agt ggc atg ttt gag agc tgg ctg cat aaa ctt gta 461 Gly Trp Thr Met Ser Gly Met Phe Glu Ser Trp Leu His Lys Leu Val 95 100 105 tca gcc ctg cag atg aga gag aaa gat gct aac gtc gtg gtg gtt gac 509 Ser Ala Leu Gln Met Arg Glu Lys Asp Ala Asn Val Val Val Val Asp 110 115 120 tgg ctg ccc ctg gct cat cag ctg tac acg gat gca gtc aat aac acc 557 Trp Leu Pro Leu Ala His Gln Leu Tyr Thr Asp Ala Val Asn Asn Thr 125 130 135 agg gtg gtg gga cag aga gta gct ggg atg ctt gac tgg ctg cag gag 605 Arg Val Val Gly Gln Arg Val Ala Gly Met Leu Asp Trp Leu Gln Glu 140 145 150 aag gaa gag ttc tct ctt ggg aac gtt cac ttg att ggc tac agc ctt 653 Lys Glu Glu Phe Ser Leu Gly Asn Val His Leu Ile Gly Tyr Ser Leu 155 160 165 170 gga gca cac gtg gct gga tac gct ggc aac ttt gtg aaa gga aca gtg 701 Gly Ala His Val Ala Gly Tyr Ala Gly Asn Phe Val Lys Gly Thr Val 175 180 185 ggc agg atc act ggt ctg gat ccc gcg ggt ccc atg ttt gaa ggg gtg 749 Gly Arg Ile Thr Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Gly Pro Met Phe Glu Gly Val 190 195 200 gac atc aac aga agg ctg tcc ccg gac gat gca gac ttt gtg gat gtc 797 Asp Ile Asn Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Asp Asp Ala Asp Phe Val Asp Val 205 210 215 ctg cat acc tac acg ctg tcc ttt ggc ttg agc att ggg att cgg atg 845 Leu His Thr Tyr Thr Leu Ser Phe Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Ile Arg Met 220 225 230 cct gtg ggt cac att gac atc tat ccc aat ggc ggt gac ttc cag cca 893 Pro Val Gly His Ile Asp Ile Tyr Pro Asn Gly Gly Asp Phe Gln Pro 235 240 245 250 ggc tgt gga ttc aat gat gtc atc gga tct ttt gca tat gga aca atc 941 Gly Cys Gly Phe Asn Asp Val Ile Gly Ser Phe Ala Tyr Gly Thr Ile 255 260 265 tca gag atg gtg aaa tgc gag cac gag cga gcc gta cac ctc ttt gtc 989 Ser Glu Met Val Lys Cys Glu His Glu Arg Ala Val His Leu Phe Val 270 275 280 gac tct ctg gtg aat cag gac aag ccc agc ttt gcc ttc cag tgc aca 1037 Asp Ser Leu Val Asn Gln Asp Lys Pro Ser Phe Ala Phe Gln Cys Thr 285 290 295 gac tcc agc cgc ttc aaa agg gga atc tgc ctc agc tgc cgg aag aac 1085 Asp Ser Ser Arg Phe Lys Arg Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Cys Arg Lys Asn 300 305 310 cgt tgt aat aac att ggc tac aac gcc aag aaa atg aga aag aag agg 1133 Arg Cys Asn Asn Ile Gly Tyr Asn Ala Lys Lys Met Arg Lys Lys Arg 315 320 325 330 aat agc aaa atg tat tta aaa acc cgg gct ggc atg cct ttc aaa gtt 1181 Asn Ser Lys Met Tyr Leu Lys Thr Arg Ala Gly Met Pro Phe Lys Val 335 340 345 tac cat tac cag ctg aaa gtt cac atg ttc tct tac aat aac agt ggg 1229 Tyr His Tyr Gln Leu Lys Val His Met Phe Ser Tyr Asn Asn Ser Gly 350 355 360 gac acc cag ccc acc ctc tac att acc ctg tat ggt agc aac gca gac 1277 Asp Thr Gln Pro Thr Leu Tyr Ile Thr Leu Tyr Gly Ser Asn Ala Asp 365 370 375 tcc cag aac ctg ccc ttg gaa ata gtg gag aag att gag ctg aat gcc 1325 Ser Gln Asn Leu Pro Leu Glu Ile Val Glu Lys Ile Glu Leu Asn Ala 380 385 390 aca aac acc ttc ctt gtc tac act gag gag gac ttg ggc gat ctc ttg 1373 Thr Asn Thr Phe Leu Val Tyr Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu 395 400 405 410 aag atg cga ctt acc tgg gag ggg gta gcc cat tcc tgg tac aac ctg 1421 Lys Met Arg Leu Thr Trp Glu Gly Val Ala His Ser Trp Tyr Asn Leu 415 420 425 tgg aat gag ttt cgc aac tac ctg tct caa ccc agc aac ccc tcg agg 1469 Trp Asn Glu Phe Arg Asn Tyr Leu Ser Gln Pro Ser Asn Pro Ser Arg 430 435 440 gag ctg tac atc cgg cga att cgt gtc aaa tct ggg gaa acc cag cgc 1517 Glu Leu Tyr Ile Arg Arg Ile Arg Val Lys Ser Gly Glu Thr Gln Arg 445 450 455 aaa gtg aca ttt tgc act caa gac cca acg aag agt agc atc tcc cct 1565 Lys Val Thr Phe Cys Thr Gln Asp Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser Ile Ser Pro 460 465 470 ggc cag gag ctg tgg ttt cac aag tgt cag gat ggc tgg aaa atg aaa 1613 Gly Gln Glu Leu Trp Phe His Lys Cys Gln Asp Gly Trp Lys Met Lys 475 480 485 490 aac aaa acc agt ccc ttt gtg aac ttg gcc tga gggcccaaga agtcctggcg 1666 Asn Lys Thr Ser Pro Phe Val Asn Leu Ala * 495 500 tccacaccca caccccactg tccacgcaca tggaggaaaa gttactgctg aagacccact 1726 cgatggacga tctcagcctt gagccccacg aggagcttgc ttgctgggct catcctgtct 1786 cccctgacaa ctgtgacttc tcctggagag gcctgtgcac tgctgaagtt cttgctgatg 1846 attctagctg taaacctttg ttgccgccgc aggaagctga ggccagcttg tgtgtgagca 1906 ctggagtgtc cagagccctg cacactcggg gtggggggcg gggtactctc cctgtcgcta 1966 ggtgagcact ggctttgtcc aacatcaggg aacacaaggc tctgaagtgg ccctgtgtgg 2026 aaggttggca gctgcctggc ctcactgaac cttagtgaca agtctttgcc tcaggagctg 2086 actcatgcca tagagagggg actgtagacc aggctggggc tgctgccctc ccacacgagg 2146 tactgatgga tcctggttct attctgggta tttcatcctg ccttccagag caccttctga 2206 agttcacatc gttggcattt cctttttatg ttatgcatac tttggctgaa caaacattta 2266 ttgggcactt cagctcatta gcaccaggca tgtatagaca catgactcaa cttcagcatt 2326 tggagccagc gagaccagga tccctggaat ctctcaagtt cactggcccc tgagaatgcc 2386 tgtgttagtt aaagacagat gggatcaagg cgagggctac aggctgagag agcttgagct 2446 cagaggcttt tatgaaccgt ttcctctgag ggccaccctt gatctctagc agaacagcaa 2506 gcagaacacc gtgcatgctg gccacagcag tggagccaag tctctgctgg ttacggagct 2566 atacggtact gcaggagttc tacatacctg ctgcgcagag accagccccg tggacagagc 2626 tggcatgatg gttgctacag tgctctttct cccatgaagt ctttgctttt atatcagtgc 2686 cttatctgtt aagctcctgg aggaaagccc cctattctag atctttatgt gaatggataa 2746 atgtgacacc cgagacaccc tttagtagtt tgacagcttg cgtgtgtgcc gcctaattag 2806 agcacaggga gcagggcagc tgttattcct gttttaccaa gtcaaggctt agggaagttc 2866 agccacctgc ttagatgata tatcaaggtg gcagtggaag ggggtgagct aaggacccag 2926 caaggtttcc tggaggcaaa gtttatgaaa tcctttctgt aactccataa agatgtctgc 2986 agctatttcc tacccagatg ttcctgatgt gataagcagg ggactttttt ttttttcctt 3046 cagatgctat ccataaaatc caagcccttt cttaagatac aagcagaaga acggttgcgt 3106 ttttgtgggt gtgctgtcag cctggggggt ggggggtggg gggtgggaga gcgattactc 3166 tgtgtttagg tttgtcacgc acattctttg catctgtatt gtaccagctt tatagcactg 3226 tttcatgcca aagttctgat gacgtaacca gttgaccctt cacacagagt gccctttccc 3286 cccctccccc ctccccatgc ttctgtgatt gctctgtagc catgtgaagc ttgctagccg 3346 cggctgtaca tcctgtgact tccaccttgg gtttagtaat gggagcttga gattggagag 3406 ctgagtcctc tgtgggttct gtatttatcc atttggcttg aagctttgtt tatatatcgg 3466 ctgctttttt ttttttaaat gctcagacca ttatttattt cttgagtgta tataagtata 3526 aagacaaatc tatggttagt ttttacttta agattaaccg atttcaagat ttacaaaaaa 3586 aaacaacaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 3610 <210> SEQ ID NO 12 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 12 gctgaatgcc acaaacacct t 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 13 <211> LENGTH: 24 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 13 caggtaagtc gcatcttcaa gaga 24 <210> SEQ ID NO 14 <211> LENGTH: 28 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Probe <400> SEQUENCE: 14 cttgtctaca ctgaggagga cttgggcg 28 <210> SEQ ID NO 15 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 15 ggcaaattca acggcacagt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 16 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Primer <400> SEQUENCE: 16 gggtctcgct cctggaagat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 17 <211> LENGTH: 27 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: PCR Probe <400> SEQUENCE: 17 aaggccgaga atgggaagct tgtcatc 27 <210> SEQ ID NO 18 <211> LENGTH: 75033 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 870-969, 6868-6967, 11680-11779, 14719-14818, 18148-18247, 21488-21587, 24421-24520, 45266-45365, 52072-52171, 55444-55543, 58798-58897, 60802-60901, 63660-63759, 65249-65348, 66731-66830, 67994 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 18 agagagtgtg gctttgagcc ttggagagga tgctctcctt ctccagggat cgcctcccca 60 gcggacgcag agtttcaggg aaatgtccgc ctccgccact tgggatggca gtggggagag 120 gaggatctgg gtgtccggag gagggcagtg ggagaaagct ggagctgctg gagtcgcagc 180 tgcctgcgga gcgggcccgg gaggaagcgg ggccgagcgt gcggcgtcca cgcggtgagt 240 gtgcagcgct ttcattcaaa ctttctccag tctcggttcc ggcgtcagca aggtgtgacc 300 aatcagagcc cagagacggg aataaattat gcaaatcacc atctggcgat gggtcagatg 360 actcccatac ttttaaaaac tacctctata ggagcgtgac agcagcgagt ccttgcctcc 420 cggcggctca ggacgagggc agatctcgtt ctggggcaag ccgttgacac tcgctccctg 480 ccaccgcccg ggctccgtgc cgccaagttt tcattttcca ccttctctgc ctccagtccc 540 ccagcccctg gccgagagaa gggtcttacc ggccgggatt gctggaaaca ccaagaggtg 600 gtttttgttt tttaaaactt ctgtttcttg ggagggggtg tggcggggca ggatgagcaa 660 ctccgttcct ctgctctgtt tctggagcct ctgctattgc tttgctgcgg ggagccccgt 720 accttttggt ccagagggac ggctggaagg taacgtgaat ttgtttttat tccccccagc 780 cacttctctg tgctgggtcc cctctgtctt gctgattctt caaaccctcc ttgttcctat 840 gaaattcttc ctttcccact gcgctgcccn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 900 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 960 nnnnnnnnng gccgcagtgc gctgtgaatg agccactgca ctccagcctg ggcaacagag 1020 agattccatc taagaaaaaa gttcatttaa gttttatagg aaaatcactg aaggttcaaa 1080 agacaaacta ttcactcaaa aggaaatgat ctcacaaggc ttaaatgtct tctaatctaa 1140 cccaatgctg gctgacagac tcaaatgtgg tgtgactgtt tttaattata ggcttgattt 1200 ctccctaaaa tcagagaaaa tatggttgga gtccataggg gatggagaaa gaagggataa 1260 aagatgagga aggcaaaggc cagatcatgg aaggctctta tatcatcccc aaatatttgg 1320 aacaggggcc acaggaaaaa aaaaacccaa aaaatgacat gatcattctg acagccattt 1380 tagaaaaatg actctgtcag ggccaggcgt ggtggctcac gtctgtaatc ccagcacttt 1440 gggaggctga ggtgggcgga tcacatgagg tcaggagttc aagaccagcc tggccaacat 1500 gacaaaatcc tatctctatt aaaaatacaa aaattagctg ggcatcgtgg tgggtgcctg 1560 taatcccagc tgcttgggag gctgaggcag gagaatcgct tgaacctgga ggcagaggtt 1620 gcagtgagct gagatcacac cactgcactc cagcctgggg ccacagagtg agaccttgtc 1680 tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaag aaagaaagaa agaaagaaaa agaaaagaaa agaaaaatga 1740 ctgtcaggaa tatggaggat atattaaagt gcagaaataa ttagggcaag aagaccactt 1800 aaaagaataa tccagatttt gttaaataat tgtatgtgca aagacaagaa gaggggagtc 1860 tctcatcttt ctggtttaag atcctaggtg tatggggaag tcgccaaaca aggaagggag 1920 aaaggcaggg tcgcctaggg atgcagagct tggtcacaga aggctgcctt ggatcccagg 1980 gctgccactc ccagctgccg gaccttggat ttgccgggga gttccttttt tttcttcttc 2040 tttttaacac attgtagcag ccagatcaac ttcatcattt acaaatagtt gtcctaagga 2100 ttacttgagg aaatgcatgt aaaaacactg aaaatactgc ctagaatcta gtaagcttat 2160 agaatcattg tctgttactc ttgtcaccat gcaacataaa agaggaaccc ggaggagaag 2220 acaaagagtt ctgtttaagg gcatgttagg tttcaaataa cctcaggtct tcagggacct 2280 cccagaaagg atgtccaggg agtagtttgc tatcagggtc tagctcagga gacagatgtg 2340 gcgctggggt attaatctgg gagttagcat gcagttgaaa gctcatgtga ggggagggaa 2400 ttaccgagga aacaccatgg aatccagcat cagcaatgga agtggagtcg aggggagaga 2460 cttagggctg aggtctccta cactgaggtc aaggaagcaa gtgagcctag cctggagtct 2520 actctcctag agtttgagct gcctagaagg gtggtgccat gaaatagaag ccctaacaaa 2580 agctaagtgc atcactgact atgagggaat aaccagagag atgacctggg gaaggaaaaa 2640 agggaagaaa atgccaaaag gttttctcct ccagatgaag atctagaagc agcggggaaa 2700 acgaggatat tgaaccagac ccttcagtta gcgcattttt cacacaggtt ataatacaat 2760 tgattggatg acattcccat cctgagaatt tcctgattac cataattacg tctcatcctt 2820 tcatcttttt aattggccat ttacaaacca ctttcaggag tacagggcca cataatcaaa 2880 cctaactaat gtgacgaata aataaaatgt ttctttcata tctaataata cgtagcctgt 2940 cctagaacta caaacctgtt tttaattgac tgacatttaa aaccctgaat ttttatttct 3000 gtatacaaaa aagagaactt tgagacagtc cctaagtagg caattcgttt tcacacgttc 3060 ttaaaacata ttccacactc ccttcgcttt ccgccttcct gcctcctcag atctcgtttc 3120 ttcggctacg aatctcgcga gaagtcaagt tctcatgagt tctcccaaaa tccaccgctc 3180 ttcctctttc cctaagcagc ctgaggtgag tgtttctcct gcgttgctcc gagggcccaa 3240 tcctcctgcc atcgccgcca tcctggcttc gggggcgccg gcctccaggc ccccgggagg 3300 agaactccta gggctactaa atcctcgctg gaggcggtgg cttcttatgc gggaggacgt 3360 ggcggagggc ctgactttgg gagccggggt cagtcggcct ctgaggtccg cagagggacg 3420 tgatgggcgg gaatggggac taccgggctc ctccactggt gggggcgccg gcccgccgtg 3480 gggtgcgggc cgcctggggt ccgtgcggac tccggaggtc cggtgtctag tggtgagtgg 3540 tggccgcaac gaggaaaaag ttttggggga aagaaaagtc gggtggaggc gtaacacgtt 3600 actacaagag tgttgcgtac aggagggctc ttaaagtggg tcatagcccg aaggtgttga 3660 gagagacggc actcactacc tgcagccctg acagcaaagg ggtttctgta gagcgggagg 3720 gaggaggtgt agagggttac ggttgagttg tgccctgcgg atgcgtcgag tcattttacg 3780 cctggaagat ccagcattgg attgaaacag gctgtatttt cttccaaagg gttgactgga 3840 ttggtgaggc ccgtgtggct acttctgtgg aagcagtgct gtagttactg gaagataaaa 3900 gggaaagcaa gcccttggtg ggggaaagta tggctgcgat gatggcattt cttaggacac 3960 ctttggatta ataatgaaaa caactactct ctgagcagct gttcgaatca tctgatattt 4020 atactgaatg agttactgta agtacgtatt gacagaatta cactgtactt tcctctaggt 4080 gatctgtgaa aatggttcgc tattcacttg acccggagaa ccccacgaaa tgtaagtgga 4140 caggaggtag atacccattt cctacttggg gcttggcata agataccaaa aattaaccaa 4200 aacgttttat ttcctagcat gcaaatcaag aggttccaat cttcgtgttc actttaaggt 4260 atgcgattca tagttgtgat ccaacagttc ctcatgttcc actcaaaaaa ggtagctgca 4320 gtgatgactt tcttaggaca cctttggatt taccgtgaaa attaataaat tctgagcagc 4380 caccttatat ttaggcattg atgatcaggg tgtaaggatg tagcgtttgt gaaattgaga 4440 agtagtacca gaaaaccatt tgaaaaccta gtgtgcagat caagatgggg cattttaatt 4500 gtaattacat gatgatggaa tttaaacgtt ttatagtgaa taaatggagt tttggagttt 4560 tctctagctt caacgaagtt tacctggctt ttagtcacaa gtttttttaa ttgccttgcc 4620 cccaaagaat agaaataact cgacattttg aaaagctgaa aattgaaaat ttaacgttta 4680 ctttaaaaat taaagctttg atctagttaa ccaacacttt attcttcata cttagaacac 4740 tcgtgaaact gctcaggcca tcaagggtat gcatatacga aaagccacga agtatctgaa 4800 agatgtcact ttacagaaac agtgtgtacc attccgacgt tacaatggtg gagttggcag 4860 gtgtgcgcag gtgagaattc ttagttgcca tttgaaaaga cagattttaa tggaaaagtg 4920 atgggatagg ataagaatgg ctaagatctg tgctgatgaa cctatttctg gttgctgtaa 4980 tgacaggaca ccttggattg atggtgaaat aaaccatatc ctaagaaacc gtgatatcag 5040 ataaattcat cttggctgta atgttaattt aaatcaagga aaatgactca tcatctccat 5100 tttctttcag gcaagcaatg gggctggaca caaggtcggt ggcccaaaaa gagtgctgaa 5160 ttattgctgc acatgcttaa aaacgcagag agtaatgctg aacttaaggt acccaaacca 5220 ctaacatcct gtgcaacttg ggtggttgtt taattaatgt tggctgttca gatttatgtc 5280 cttgattttc ttgttttcag taattaactc atttaggatt ttttaaattt ctacctgcag 5340 tttccacaga atgaaactat ttccttttat tttttttgag tccctttatg gcaaaattct 5400 gtgaagatcc agaagcgtgc tctgtggtct ctttaagcct aacacttagt atttctagtt 5460 ttctgctgtc tttttacact ggaggtactt taccaggggc ttttacccct ttttgtgaca 5520 tacacctttg gtagtatgat taattatcaa aatgattgcc ttagcagtga ttaatgtggt 5580 ttgtggccta ccttcataat ggagagtcat gttgcatttc agaaagaaat tgtttaaaat 5640 ttcaaaaagt ttaaacaatg acaaacttgt gttgacaaaa cacaaatttc tccattttgt 5700 atattaccca ttagcctttt gcatttgaag gtctgggcca gaactggaat tagtttaggt 5760 ctgtatggct ccaaaccttc taagccatgc tgagaaattt tatcatcaag acttcaaatt 5820 gggttcttcc ttacccctca gctctccacc cgtctaagga tctttgggaa ggccactcat 5880 agacaaaatg tatagcacac tgagtttggt ggcaatttag acatgtaaag gtgaaggcag 5940 acaactggtt aaaaaaatgc tatttgcaga ataaaaggat tgcctttcaa aaatgatttc 6000 attgaggcag gactctggag caagcctggg aattcatatt tagcaatgat agtttgtggt 6060 gttttactaa ttaaggatgt tcctggtttc attctccttc ctttcttccc cagggtttag 6120 atgtagattc tctggtcatt gagcatatcc aagtgaacaa agcacctaag atgcgccgcc 6180 ggacctacag agctcatggt cggattaacc catacatgag ctctccctgc cacattgaga 6240 tgatccttac ggaaaaggaa cagattgttc ctaaaccaga agaggaggtt gcccagaaga 6300 aaaaggtaaa taagtagttg ctcggttttg tttgtgatag tagaaagatt tgtggttgct 6360 gtgatgacta tcttaggaca cctttggaat aactatgaaa gaaaactatt ctgagcaacc 6420 cttttcacct gtcttatttt ggcttttgta agtttgtttc ttgactaata ataaatggta 6480 agttttctgt aatcccagca ctttgggagg ctgaggtggg tggatcacaa ggtcaggaga 6540 tcgagaccat cctggctaac acagtgaaac cccgtctcta ctaaaaatgc aaaaaaaaat 6600 tagctgggcg tggtggcggg tatctgtagt cccagctact caggaggctg aggcaggaga 6660 atggcatgaa cccgggagga ggaactagga gtgagccgag atcgcgccac tgcactccag 6720 cctgggtgac agagcgagac gctgtctcaa aaaaaaaaaa aactggtagt tttatattca 6780 gtacctcagg cccgtatgat tatctgctga tggccccact tagatgtact tagccacttc 6840 aaaatgggcc ctctccccaa atctaagnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 6900 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 6960 nnnnnnnata atatatagtc actttactcc taaatatata ttatatagca tatataatat 7020 gctatattat atatcatata taatatgcta tattatatat catatactat attatatatc 7080 atatataata gtatatgtat atttaggagg aaagcgattc tggaatagag tgtagaattt 7140 gtggattatc agcctgagaa gggacaaagg gcattagggc atcatttaca cattatgagg 7200 gtgttagaac agaatatggt tatcatggat tttcagatcc actaatgttt actttccatt 7260 taaggcacat caaatcaaga gatagtcagt acacataaaa gaggagattg actttatgta 7320 tttatcaaat atttcacaaa tataaaatat tgagcatatc atgttttatt tatttattta 7380 tttatttatt tatttattta tttattggtg acagagtctc cctctgttgc ccaggctgaa 7440 gtacagtgac atgattgtat aatagctcac tgcaacttca aaatcctgga tttcaggtga 7500 tcctcctgcc tcagccttct gagtagctgg gactacaggc ttattagcta gtagtagcct 7560 ggctaatttg taaatttttg tagagacaga gttttgcttt gttgtcaagg ctggtcttga 7620 actcagcttc tggaaatcct tgtaccttag cctcccaaag tgctggaatt acaggcatga 7680 gccacagttc ctggcctgtt accaagtatt ttttaatgtt tactagtttg atgggtaaaa 7740 atgatatatt attgttttaa ttagcatatt gtactcagaa tttagtctga agatcttttc 7800 atatatttat tagctgtgag accttggcta tttcagcaag tattttttga gtaatttctc 7860 tttagcagta tgctggagat tgattaggga taaggaagaa gtgtaaggcc tgattcatgc 7920 ctctcaggaa taatctacct ggggagatat gttatatgta ctacagcaaa ataacatttc 7980 aaggcagctt ttacgtaatt gcagctttag gggagtagtg gagagtttta aggggtaaca 8040 gggaggaatg atagaatcag ttttgcacat gttaagattg agttcttgac tacattgcat 8100 tgaagatagg tcctttgaaa ggtttactac taaaagcatc agcaatagcc tacttctcat 8160 ttctagcata gagttacata aggatcattg ttaccaacaa acttactgat tatattatat 8220 atattaccct tgagttaaaa aaagtctgaa atattttaga gatatcaaca gaactggctt 8280 cctggccaga ggttgggtct agaaggagaa atttgaaagt agtatcatgg aagccactag 8340 aaaagccagg agatgggatc agttactgac agatttagag aaagaagagc tggaagccaa 8400 gggagtctaa tgatgcccag tgagggcaaa ggcagtagga ctctttggag attatccaat 8460 agtgttttct actttactct agttttcatt gataagggtc ttgagagttc caaataaatt 8520 gggagccgac gattgtgcgt gtgtgtttgg aatccttggc aggaatcatt gcagaagaga 8580 tgccattggg gctcagtttt ctactttgct ttttgtgggg gagcaggtgg atctttctgg 8640 caagagtgcc tcagtggcta ctggtcttac tatgtctgaa cttattcctc ctgtatactc 8700 caggtgccca gggtgttgcc ttcactctgt tcctagcagg tagcaccctg ttgttgcttc 8760 ctgtgggagt gagggcttag gcaggggtgt ctgctcaggt gcactagcca agcttctgtt 8820 agttgcttgt gggccttttt ctggcctttc tgcttttgtg ccggagttcc tgttcacact 8880 ctttgggatg gtgcccttga aggcccttga gcctgctctg ggatgctatt tcccttttta 8940 gcccatctcc agctgttttc tactttatgg ggattcttca cagcttctgg ccgcctgtta 9000 tttttttagc atggctgtgt aatcactggc tatttaaaaa aatatgattt atattatttc 9060 tagggtttgg tgagaaaaaa cggggaagga ggcactgtac tctttactca attggctgtc 9120 tcgatttttt ttgttaacat tctgttcagt gtctctcctg atatgcttgt aggctttatt 9180 catactgttt tagaaagatt tcatagtgtt cttggactga gcagttattt tgatttatta 9240 attttatttt tgatacaaag tcttgctctg ttgcacagtg cagtggtgta gacgtggctc 9300 actgcagcgt cgaactcctg ggctcaagcg atccttctga gtagctggga ccacaggctt 9360 gtgccaccac gcccagctag tttttaaatt ttttgtatag atggggtctt gcccaggctg 9420 gcctcgtact cctgggctca agcaatcctc ctgctctgtc tcccaaagtg ctgggattac 9480 aggtgtacag gtgtttgatt taagacttaa ttttgtggtc tatcctagcc tctttgaaaa 9540 taaagtttat ttcctataaa ccaatagaaa acagtcatag gatatgagca ggtaatggtc 9600 ttattcacgg caagagagat gcaaaataaa attgtattga aaaactgctt tttaaaaaaa 9660 atctaagttg gcaaggatca gaaagtttga ttaaacaatg gtggctgtgg agtagagaaa 9720 taggcgttgc tggtgagaat ccaagttggt acaacctctg tagaaggcag ccaggcagta 9780 tctatcaaaa ttacagatgc atataccctt tgacccagca attctatttc tctggattta 9840 tcatatctgt ctactcatac atgtgtgaaa tattttatat gcttatgtaa gtgatagtat 9900 aagatataag taatgtatat atcttattgg agaatgacat ttatttttta ttacttggag 9960 aatgatttgt aatagcaaaa gatgtagact acctaaagtc catcaatatg gtatttgaga 10020 aattataaaa tggaatgtta cacaattgta aaaaggaatg aagtgcttca tatatggata 10080 tataatgact tcctatatat tgatgagtgg gaatagcaga gtagagagga atatgtcata 10140 tgctatggtt tgtttaaaaa ggggttgaac atatgtttgt atatacacag aatgtctgtg 10200 gaatgatgcc caagaaactg tgaatgtttt ctctgagttg agaaggtggt tagaagatgg 10260 gatgggaagg agattttcac tgtctatcct ttgaagcttt tgtattttgt accatgaata 10320 ttactgatac aaaaagaaca taaaataaac agaaacatct gacaaatttt gttagtagac 10380 tctttgatag tattgtttct cgttgttgct tcacctggtg ggaggaggag gttgattcca 10440 aaatcaaatt ttgttctttt gaaaattcag cattcatgta cttaaactcc tagagtaaaa 10500 ttgcttgctt ttaagttacc acacaaaaaa agtaagatac tggtctattt aactgagaac 10560 aaattgttat gattttcatt tcttttgatc tggtgtcatt tttttcctgt taattttaat 10620 gaagcacaga gaaggaaaat tgagtacatg gtagagccag gaggacccat atttaaattg 10680 ctgtcagcaa accaacactc tttgaactaa cccactttca tccatacagt tagaggtact 10740 tattcagtac actaatatta gacctacaat cctaactgct aattagcatg agtcccctga 10800 taaatagcac actgtaaaca agtagtcaag gtctttttta ctcgtttgtt taaacatatg 10860 gtttattgag gcatattcag ggtcacaggg attattggac aaataaaaat aatttgaaag 10920 ctttggctaa aaaggaacta gcaatatcct taaggaggtg gtggaagaca aaatctgttg 10980 tatactcctc agagttaatg aaattaatgc agaatcccag aggacccaag aacattactt 11040 attttgcttt tattgaaaaa gttcaatttt gaataaaatc tgaaagaaat aatttattgg 11100 gtagctggga gaggtggctc atacctctaa ttccagtgct ttgggaagcc taggcaagag 11160 ggtctcttga ggccaggaga ttgagattag cctcagcaac atagcaagac gcccatctct 11220 ataaaaaatt taaaaaagtt agcagggtgt gatggcatgt atctgtaatc ccacctactc 11280 agaaggctaa ggcggaagga ttgcttgaat tcaggagttt gaagctacag tgaattatgt 11340 tcatgccact gcactctagt gtgggtgaca gagtgagacc ctatctctaa aataagtaaa 11400 taaatttatt ttggaaaact agtctaagtg aaagaacatt ctgtaatagg acaccgagta 11460 actagaatat gagatcctaa tatctcatca tgtttaatat ggacgatgaa gtaacaatat 11520 gtaaaaacaa tcctagtggt tgtgaaagaa agtacctatt agtctgattt gttggcacct 11580 ctctgggaca tgtagattct tttttgtttg tttgtttttg ttttttttga gatggagtgt 11640 tgttcttgtt gcccaggctg gagtgcaatg cacgatctcn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 11700 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 11760 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnt ggattccaca tgtttaggtg tgtccttcaa ccccatcacc 11820 ttttcaccac tgcctgggct tgatgtgttc tctgtagaag attttttaaa atacagatag 11880 tataaaaatc cttcctgacc cctcatttgg atatttttta atggtgcctt ttttttaatt 11940 gttgacgttc aagatagact ttaaacaatc tgaaggaaaa taaatcaata tcaatgacag 12000 tcatgcacac tcaagcaatc tgtttcaaag cctaatcatt tgtcatctat tctcagtgtt 12060 tctattataa tttttattat aataatagta caggctgaat ccccagcacc tatagcagtg 12120 cctggttcag agtcgatact taaatattta tggaatgaac actaaatgtt ctctcaaaaa 12180 atgataattc agaaatatct gtatattgca aaaagtaaaa ggtcttcctt accctcccct 12240 gctccattct gatgattatg tgaaaggaaa agcctctatc cttggtgaat ctctcattta 12300 gcttttcttt tttaagaagt tgtgtattct ggtggtcttt aacagaagag ggctatgtgt 12360 tattgggggt tcattgccac ctgtaggagg caaaataacc tgtgatgagt tggccccatt 12420 gaagtaccac acctctagga agccttccct tcctcccctt ctcttgccct tgtttctgca 12480 agctctgtac aacacttctt atccgggtga ccttgcccta caggtagctg gctacctgct 12540 gtgtctttca caggatggtg agctccttgt agacagtgct gtctttatct tgccacctcc 12600 cacagtgcct tggagggtac agttgctaaa cgttttggaa ctaaacagaa aaaaacacag 12660 tacaataaga aattaccata atgctaaatc aacaaattac tcgaatctct tcccctgaca 12720 ctttagtagc tcttgaaagg gcaatttcag tgatcttgtc aaacagctaa gtcacatggt 12780 gacctagaag agggcttgga agtttgagtc attgccgttc aatactcttt cctctagaca 12840 tcctgacccc catcctctgc aaaaccatgg gcagtgcaga gtaggtcaca agtattgtgt 12900 ttttatttgt ttgtttgttt ttagagacgg gatcttgctg tgttgcccag gctggtcttg 12960 aactcctggg ctcaagtgat ccccccaccc tggcctccca aagtcctggg attataggtg 13020 tgagccaaca tgcctggcct gagttgtaaa tcttccaggc tcgtgccact ggcttctggg 13080 agactataag atatgaccta gtgtaaatgg aaataatttt tacctatttg ggttcaaaga 13140 caccaataaa tctgttcttg gccaccgagg tcagttctat ttcttcaaat cttgcctaga 13200 gtagtgtttg cacctcatgt tatgggttga attgtgtccc tccaaaattc atttgttcaa 13260 gtcctaaccc ccagtacctc agaatttgat ctttcaaaag acaaaattag gattgggtgt 13320 ggtagctcat gcctgtaatc ccagctactc aggaggctga ggcatgagaa ctgattgaac 13380 ctgggaggtg gaggttgcag taagcccaga tcgcaccact gcactccagc ttgggcaaca 13440 gagcgagaaa aaaaaaacaa aacaaaatta caacaaattt aaatatctta actgctttta 13500 tttacaattc tagaatcaag caacacctca tcctataaaa taaaacgggt gttcccaaga 13560 gctgagcaga ggagtttggt ccaatggaga gaaaaaggct aaggaaagcg gaaacagaaa 13620 acaaaaagtg gattggttgt ttcagagtta ctttcttgtt aaggctgaag cagaggggat 13680 ttccttatca tgccggctaa aactggcttc tttggggatt tggctattat ccctcactct 13740 cttcatttct cagatggtca gataaacaaa ttagtttcaa tttggtgaca tggaacctta 13800 gcatgaatga ctccattttg gttgggccta gtgcaggagc tcagtccaag ccaatggccg 13860 cctataaatt ttatttaaca ggctttattt ggaaataggt acattgtaga tagaattagg 13920 ttataatgaa gtcaccaggg tgggccctaa cccaatatga ctggcgtcct tatataaaga 13980 ggaaatttct atgtaaacac acacacagag gaacatgtga agatgaaggt ggatataagg 14040 gtgttccttc tacaagccaa ggaatgccaa gaattgtcag tagaccagca gaaagtaggg 14100 gagagcatga aacagtttct tcctcgcagc cctcagaagg aaccaactct gacaatgcct 14160 tgattttgga cttttggcct ccaggcctat gagacaataa atgtccactg tttgtggtac 14220 tttggtatgg caccctagta aaccaatata cccaggtatt acagtcagat attacagtcc 14280 atgttagctg gaaacacaag ctaactctga ggaagccaag tgtgagtctt ccaacactgg 14340 cagtgttggc aaaaggagct ctgggacagc cttttccagt gagtgacagt gtgggctgtg 14400 cagctagact gctggtgtgt gagcctccac tggctagctt tgcaatgttg ggaattgtat 14460 ttaacttgtt gcggctgtac aatgggggac aataaataag taccttgtct tagtcctttt 14520 gagctgctat aacaaaatac cacagactgg gtaatttaca aagagcaaaa attggacagg 14580 cacagtggct catgcctgta atcccagcat tttggggtgc cgaggcaggc ggttcacgag 14640 gacaggagtt ccagaccagc ctggccaaaa aactccgcct taaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 14700 aagcaaaatt tttttcccnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 14760 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnga 14820 attgtttata tgaatcattg attatgaaat agtaaagctc attctctctt atttattttg 14880 atattttttc tacttaaagt aatacttgta tattgttaga aaaggtaaat aataataaag 14940 gcaggttata aaaaatcagc agtatcctta cccatcccca ctttttaatc tcattttcag 15000 aggcagttac ttttaagaac tctgtctctc tctctctctt tttcttttgg tagagatggg 15060 gtctcactgt gttgcccagg ccgttcttga actcctagcc tcaaatggtc ctcctgcctg 15120 ggcctcccaa agtgctggga ttacaggcct gagccactgc acctggccct aaaaattctt 15180 ttaagctttt tcttttgatt cttacctctg cgtttataaa tctgcctaaa ttgctatttc 15240 gtgatttatc aattttagat aatacatatt aacttcttgt tatggtaggt ggggtattct 15300 tccctttcct tcccctattt ctaaaagcac ttccagtata ggtatataag aattcttggt 15360 taatatagtg tttagctttt atattattat gactacataa atattgttca ctgctggtga 15420 gtacttcacc atgtttcccc ttccctcccc ctagtttgct tagttttcca tggatatatt 15480 attaattttt accaaatact ttgaacggcc tgtgggattt agtgcctaag aaattgatgc 15540 aaggtgttac tctggctact gctattgcag ttgttttgtg tccctgttcc agaggtttca 15600 tgcctttttc agctttgtca gtaaagtaaa atctcagatc cccaccatgc ctgacttgac 15660 agtgtaacat cccccatttt gtttgtgctt tctttttgga actgttacta ttaatatatt 15720 aaaatcttct aaattgttct ttaaattttc tattttttct cctcctgttt ttcacttatt 15780 tgtcctcttg ttctttatta tgggagttcc cttaactttt atcttttctc cgttcttttg 15840 ttttaaattt caggtgtcct ttcttgttct ttatttcctt ttttatgaca tcctactctt 15900 gcttcatgaa gcaatatgaa acggttaaaa gagaatggtt tctgtaccta tcctacctgg 15960 gtttaaaacc tgatgtgcca ctttctagct ctataatctt gggcaagtta cttaaccttt 16020 ctttgcttta gtttattcat gtaggttagg agttggtaga catttcatct aaaggaccaa 16080 atcataaata tttcaggctt tatcagccaa gaggcaaaat gaaggatatt ttaaattatt 16140 taattatttc attatgtaag tacttacata acaagagaga aaacatttct acaagttttt 16200 tattaataaa gctcaaaatg cgatactaat aatgattgag aacaattttt gcaataaagg 16260 tttgctaatg agaagaatga atgttttttt ggaggagagg ggataacatt tggcttaatt 16320 ggagtttaaa gttagtgttc tctatcatca aaattgatta tagatgcagc attaaccacc 16380 tattaatgct gatttgtaat gagatttcat gtatttcatc tttgaaaatg tcttcttaga 16440 tactgccaaa tactgctaat agtctgtgaa catatggttt taatagagca tattcattgc 16500 ttggacgaca tttacagaat tcttttagac tcttttcttg atacttaacg tttagcaaat 16560 cattacactg cagactaatc acttccaatt gaggattagg tagaagctcc tcattgcaca 16620 gttaaatgat ttttgaaatg tggaatgttc gtttctactt gcattgaggt atgaaaaaat 16680 actgctggaa atatttgatt ttggaaaata tgtctgctgc atatttgtgt ggcagtagag 16740 atcttcttat tttaattttt gacagcatag gaagtacatg aagcatcttg acatgacttg 16800 tgacttaggc aatgttagtt gtccttgaaa tgactgtctc aatataggtt ttgcacgtag 16860 accctgttgt ccttctaact ttaggctgaa ttcattaaca gatatatcaa gtctgcagca 16920 acaatagtag ttgagggtca ttcttttcat tcagaaaaat ttgtctcagc ctggagcttg 16980 aaacatttca gtaaaactct gccattgtta agccattgta ttgtttcgtg gcaggacgcg 17040 tcaggatatt tagcttctat ttctgacaaa aatgtcatga gaacaaatga aatttacctg 17100 tgacattacg gttcaataac acatgataga ttcagatgtt ttctgcagag tacctgctga 17160 ttgagaatat gattaatagc cataagcttt aaacacctta catttcacaa ggcttgtaaa 17220 ttttgtccag ctaagccttt ttctgcttca tacatatttt taccaccatc agttgttaca 17280 catcttagca gattctactt cagattgtgc tgaattagta tttccttgat tttttggaaa 17340 atattcatag ctgtaattgt ttcatacata ctgtacttcg agccactgtt ttcatggaaa 17400 gagtaggatg ttaaagatat ttattttctc tggacacaat tctttggctg ctgtaatcaa 17460 acacaattta attaactcac cattggcaaa tactttcctt gcttgcttaa caaatgagcc 17520 atttggaaat ttacttcggt tgcagcccta tttccatttt taatttttgg caagacattc 17580 tgctctgagg aggtatatct tgttttacat ttgcccattt tcctgctcat tgctctcatg 17640 agttgggagt gaatgctgtg tggcagggca tatcgggata ttgtgatgag tgcttagtct 17700 agtaatactt cctatattgt attttgctgg cacagcttcg tgatgctttt acataataaa 17760 gtactttgac atctaactag atttaaacaa tctacagtcc actgtgactt acaagtgtga 17820 catcagagta cttctgtttt tttgacgtga tagtcactgg taaaatagtt atagtatggc 17880 aatactcatg acacttgaaa tgctgttgag taaaccgtgt cattgagatt tgtggtgcac 17940 tgagagtata aagggatgag ggcaccaaat atgatctctg tagcaactac ccaagtctgc 18000 tgttgtatca ggaaaacagc tatagaccat gtgtaaacaa atgagcatgg ctgtattcta 18060 ataagacttt attgacactg aaattttctt ttcatataat ttacacatgt cacaaaatat 18120 tcttttgatt tttttcaacg atttaaannn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 18180 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 18240 nnnnnnntga gcttgaagac ccctgagccc agatgagaac cgcggacctg cctgcatcct 18300 gattttagcc atggtgaaac cctgagcaga gaatccaact agaccatacc aggacatctg 18360 accccttaaa ctgggaggta atagatttgg gttgctttaa gcccctacat ttgtggcaat 18420 ttgttatgca tggagaacct ttatgtctag ctaagggatt gcagatacac caatcagcac 18480 tctgtgtcta gctcaaggtt tgtgaacaga ccaatcagca ccctgtgtct aggctcaggg 18540 tttgaggatg caccaatcgg cactctgtat ctagctaatc tggtggggac ttggagaatc 18600 tttatgtcta gctaagggat tgtaaataca ccaatcagca ctctgtgtct agctcaaggt 18660 ttgtaaatgt accaatccac accctgtgtc tagctcaagg tttgtaaatg caccaatcag 18720 cactctgtat ctagctcagg gtttgtaaat ataccaatca gtactctgta tctagctaat 18780 ctagggggga cttggagaac ttttgtgtcg agctcaggga ttgtacacgc accaatcagc 18840 accctgtaaa atggaccaat cagcaggatg tgggtggggc cagataaggg aataaaagca 18900 ggctgcccca accagcagtg gcaaccggct caggtcccct tccacactgc gggagctttg 18960 ttctttcgct ctttgcaata aatcttgttg ctgctcactc tttgggtcca cactgccttt 19020 atgagctgta acactcactg cgaaggtctg cagcttcact cctgaagcca gcgagagcac 19080 gaacccacca gaaggaagaa actccgaaca catccgaaat cagaaggaca aactccacac 19140 acgccgcctt taagaactgt aacactcacc gtgagggtcc gtggcttcat tcttgaagtc 19200 aatgagacca agaacccacc aattctggac acaatagcac cttctaactg aaatactgga 19260 aagagagttt tcattgttgt agaatttgct taattattat cctgatagca gggataatta 19320 ccaacaaaaa ggaagcacga aagttttact aacaccgagt ttgctagaac ttcttattgg 19380 gtttggtaat atgtcacacc ctggctatgc aaagaaggtt ataaaggaaa gagattttct 19440 gtggaagtca tgaagggatt gataactgca ggaaagatct agccaaggtt aacactaaag 19500 ttactccagc cacccaaatc caatgccact tatcctaaaa ggaatgttac ttttatatta 19560 acatttcaac aacatctggt ggaggcaaac cagtgttaca acccatcaga atagcaacag 19620 aatcaaactc caaatgatgc tgcagacaga accacacacg gacatgcctt tcttccaagg 19680 acccttagat tgaccccagg aggagcccta gctgctgatc cccacatgat gccccttttc 19740 agcaggaagt agccagaaag agtcatcacc caacaccccc taacagcagt tagggttgcc 19800 actccagagc agggaatgat gatataggag ttaacaagga attacttagg cagatagcaa 19860 gggcatggga gtcctcagta aggctgttct ttttaatgaa aagcagcccc aaatcatttt 19920 ctaacaaaga gcagcctgca agctgggagc ttgcacacga taatgcctgc agaaactaag 19980 gactagacat tttcaaaatg gcggctccat cttcccttct ctgccagcca catgtactgt 20040 aaaggagcag acaggatggt gccaatcaac tggaaagccc atttgcataa gattaggttg 20100 aggcaaccag ccttccccac acactctgta gacgtcatgc atgatcgaac caatctgtga 20160 gccctatgta aatcagacac tgccttctcc atataaaaat ctgctgcagg ccgggtgcag 20220 tggctctcgc ctgtaatctc agcactttgg gaggccgagg cgggcagatc acgaggtcag 20280 gagatcaaga ccatcctggc caacatggtg aaaccccgtc tctactaaaa tacaaaaaaa 20340 aattagccag gtgtggtggc acacgcctgt agtcccagct actagggaga ctgaggcagg 20400 gggatcacct gaacctggga ggtggaggtt gtcagtgagc tgagattttg ccactacaat 20460 ccaacctggg caacagggcc agactccatt tctaaaaaaa aaaaaaatac aaaaattagc 20520 tgggcatggt ggcaggtacc tgtaatccca gctacttggg aggctgagac aggagaatca 20580 cttgaacctg ggaggcggag gttgcagtga gccaagactg caccattgca ttccagcctg 20640 ggcaataaga gctaaactcc atctcaaaaa aacaaaacaa aaaagaaaaa gaaagtggcc 20700 acccctgtgg aaaaggactc tggagtgggg agggtggtag agcagttttt tatattaagt 20760 ttgtcatatt agttgacttt tcaaaatcac atccatatac tactttgatt aaaaataaaa 20820 tattttctgg ccaggcacag tggatcacgc ctgtaatcac agcaactcgg gaggctgagg 20880 caggaggatc acttgaggac aggggttaga taccagcctg ggcaatatag caataccctg 20940 tctctaaaaa aaatttttta attagccagg tgtggtggtg catggagatt tcaacaacaa 21000 caacaaaaaa agcacaaccc ataaaagaaa aaaatttata aactgagctt catcaaatta 21060 aaaacttttg ggccaggtgt ggtagctcat gcctataatc ccagcacttt aggaagccaa 21120 ggcaggcgga tcacttgagg tcaggagttc aagaccaggc tggccaacgt ggtaaaacct 21180 catctctact aaaaatacaa aaattagcac agcatggtgg tgtgcgccta taatcccagc 21240 ttctagggag actaaggcac gagaatcact tgaacccagg aggcagaggt ttcagtgagc 21300 caagatcatg ccactgcact tcagtctggg gaacagacca tgactccatc tcaaaaaaaa 21360 aaaaaaaaaa aagaagtgaa atgaaggaca gcaatgtata tgtgaactga aaatgcaaca 21420 gacaggcaga aagaattagg aatgcttgtt attataaggt attgtgcaaa ctgtgaagtg 21480 gtgatgtnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 21540 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnntgt gtgtgtgtgg 21600 gtattttttt ttttttttct ttttttgaga caaagtgtct ctgtgtcatc caggctggag 21660 agcagtggca tgaacacggc tcactgcagc ctcaacctcc tgggctctag tgatcctctt 21720 gtcccagcca cttatgtagc tgggaccaca ggagtatgcc accatgccca gctaattttt 21780 tgatcttgta gagacaaggt ctcactttgt tgtgcaagtt ggtttcaaac tcctgggctc 21840 aagctatcct cttgcctccc aaagtgctgg gattacaggc gtgagccacc acatctatcc 21900 cctttcagat atcttaatct tggtaaattc tttcagttac taatctgtga tgaactaatt 21960 tttttcttca catatatcaa cagttgagga gctcaagctt gggaaaatgg tgtgcattcc 22020 ttgtatcgtc attccagttc tgctctggat ctacaaaaaa ttcctggagc catatatata 22080 ccctctggtt tcccccttcg ttagtcgtat atggcctaag aaagcaatac aagaatccaa 22140 tgatacaaac aaaggcaaag taaactttaa ggtaagaaca ttcacatgcc ttgaataaga 22200 gcagtgaaag ggggtggtac ttgggtgaaa cactagattt tggaaggaca agttttagaa 22260 ccagaagctt caatagtttg tgtaacattt ggcttaaatt aaagttttaa agtaggcctc 22320 tgattaatgc atttgtcctt tggccaaaat gataaccata ttttctgact ggtaagtgca 22380 atggtaaata gctaatggat gaggagagat tatgctgata caaaccagtt tcactgattg 22440 atgactttga taagagattt aattagaagg atcatagaga tttaaaaaaa aaacaatttt 22500 tttaaaaatg agtggacaac tctgttgtct ttagaattgg tgctttttta gattcagctt 22560 tgtactcagc tgcactaatt tagccatccg gcccgtttct ggaagcaaaa tgttttcact 22620 ctggagcttg tctgttttta aagagaatgt ttcttgagct gggcgcggta gctcacgcct 22680 gtaatcccag cacttgggga ggtcaagatg ggttgatcac ctgaggtcag gagtttgaga 22740 ccagcctgac caacatggtg aaacctggta attcccatat tagcccggca ctggtggggc 22800 aagcccgtag tccccactac taggggagct gagatgagag gattgcttga acccgggggg 22860 caaaaggttg cagtgagctg aggagaaact tccctgcaat cccccctggg ggacacgagc 22920 cagaccccgt ttggaaaaaa aaaaaaaagt aggaatcatt cttcaggcag cacatagggt 22980 ttagcccttg ggctgtaatt tgccaattta tgatttaggc aatgagaaaa aaaagtacca 23040 cgccatagtt tgtggtgagt gtaaaatcag ttagtatatg tgaaacagtt aagatggtga 23100 ctggggacat agtaggtgct aaatacatgt ttggtattat tgttactgtt ttcattatta 23160 tctatctaaa gatattttag tttttaattt tttcttagaa tcatctgttt tctatgattc 23220 ctttctttag tttgtttcag tttctttttt ttatttttga gacaggatct ccctctgttg 23280 cccaggctgg agtgtggtgg cacgatcaca gctcattgca gccttgacct ctcaggctca 23340 ggcaatcctc tcacctcagc ctcccaagta gcaggaacta taggcgtgca ccaccatgtc 23400 tggctaattt gtttattttt ttgtagaggc attaaaaatg tctctgtgtt gcccaggttg 23460 atctccaagt cctgggctca agtgattctt ttgtcttggc ttcccaaagc gctgggattc 23520 taggagtcag tcaccatgcc cgggctgctt tggtttctat atttcatgct ggagacttta 23580 ctcacaagtc taatcatttt tgactgtcca ttcttattta aagttgagac tacccaaaaa 23640 ctgattggaa gctctttgtg taagtagatt ttgttgagtg gtgggcattg ctgtgaggtg 23700 acgatctatt ttttaaattg gcctggcagt tcctaaattt ctgtatcttt tccctaggtt 23760 cctattcagt ttctcttgag aggaatcctt cagtctcctg ccttggaggc agggaaactc 23820 actgtggagc tgtagcaagt tgactttatc ttcattctct tgttttcttc attttccacc 23880 ttattaccct ccccaacctt ggcattggtc tctctagttg tatttctctg ggaagcacgc 23940 ataatagtct cttcctgggg agagagaccc ccaggcttta gtcctgcacc ttgccccgtc 24000 ttccccagtg ccctgtctct cgctctttag ccttcccacg gctccatggg gtgaattgcc 24060 ttccttcttg ttggtgtccc ccttggcagg aactcctttt ggggcttcct caggtcggct 24120 ggttcaggta cactcctctg tcaccttccc atcttccaca cttcccttga tctgatcttt 24180 gtgggtttat atctttcttt ccattgcttt cgtttcattg ggcggggaat acccaactgt 24240 acttaatata gcacttggag cctagttgcc tttcagagaa tgttctatta cttgtggact 24300 catggcacct gtggcattta ctctgtcctt tggctggtga ttattgccca ttatttctct 24360 gatctcctgt ttcagctttc tccttaaagt ctctgaggta caagtggggc aatatgtgtg 24420 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 24480 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn ggcatcccgg caagtcatgc 24540 aaaaggcaaa ggctggcagg ttgcgctggc tcttgccagc cctcccaccc ccacctcctt 24600 cccttatacg gctccctaag ccagtgctgg tgctgtccag ccagccgagc ggcctggcag 24660 cagctctgaa accttgtcct catgcctgaa cctggaggtt tgagaggcaa gaaggctgtc 24720 agagctgtgt ctcctggagc tgccttttaa tcttggtgta ggtgtcttga aagttcaggt 24780 ggcagggtag ctggctttgg tttgattcgt gcttgcaggg agcgtctggt gggtcgcttg 24840 tgcttagaag ctgccgggcc tattccccca ggttgccagc cttttcctct tcaacactct 24900 tgtgctcccc cgactcttcc tcttcccact cctcctccct ttcctcctcc tggcttttag 24960 cttctcttcc tcttgggttc tgtatggcag cctttgccag tggaggcagc ttgccctggg 25020 ggagccagag tcagtcagct ctgggggagt cagaatcaga gtgagaacta agtcagctga 25080 taagcagtgg agggctgggg agcctctaaa ctgaacccca tcatctcatc ttctagtctg 25140 ctgaggttgt gccaaatggt ctgtgtgggc ttgtgtatgt gtgggagggt tactgtgaat 25200 gaatggaaag ccttgcttta ctcaacatgt ttccaactct ggtgctaact agaagcattg 25260 cctagggcag gtctcatctc tggctcctca cctgtaaaat gctaaagttc cttctaactt 25320 ctgtgttctg ggcctctgag tatgtgtgag tcatttcctt cattgcaaaa agtatttact 25380 gcatacctac ttagtgtcag acactattct gggagcaggg gagagagcag tggacaaaat 25440 agatggcaat ctgtgccctt gtgacactta catttcagtg gtgggaagac agacagtgca 25500 ctgattaaag tatcagtggt gctcagtatt atggagaaaa atcaagcaga ggaggaaggt 25560 ggggcatgtt ggtgggggaa ggtggtgcga ttttatgatg tggtcaggga aggcctttct 25620 ggagaagttg accattgagc aaagagctga agggggtgag agaaggagcc atgaggacat 25680 ctgggtgagg aacaatcaga aagtcccaga ggctgaagtg acccaggcca aaagtagtag 25740 gaatgtacct agagaacttt ggggtcagag caggtcagac tctaagagga agagtctttg 25800 tccatatgtg ggtttatccg cagatctgtc tcaggaatcc aggagacttc ttttctccta 25860 ggtttcccca tctggcctct gcatgagtgg ctatctgggt agaaggtggg gagttgtcga 25920 actcattatg tccgtggttc aaatttctgc tggttggggc ttttgttcat tactttcatg 25980 acggttaacc tgacttccgc tcatgtgcat tcagcagcat tttctggaac cttatccctc 26040 ttacatctgc tgcattcttc cccctctctc cctcctttcc cctccgccct ctccaccact 26100 atatctcttt ccttttggta tcttcttcct tttgcttctt aactctgaga taaattaact 26160 ccaagatggt catttggcat ctttccctgc tgggtgatag gagagtttga tactctcact 26220 ttctagccag ttatccagtg atgcatccca ggatggctga aagagtgctg ggtggggtcc 26280 atttatgact ttctgaaacg gtgtcatgat gacagcacct acttagtgtt aagccacagt 26340 ggccatcagt gacatgagct gcactttggg agcagggccg tctcctaggt ggcactgtgc 26400 atgagcagtg aagctggaag gggggatttt tgttgctttt aggagtttct ccatggcttt 26460 agtcatttac ttaacaaacc agatgaatgc ctggcacatg ccatcactag aaagggcact 26520 gaggatgcct gagtttccct agatgggaac actaggggaa gcctattttc cagcaggtca 26580 acagcctctt gcctccaatt ccaaaatcca caaactctca aaattggaaa atgtgtttgg 26640 taacttgttt ggcagcaaga cctggcctta cctgatctga acttatttgg cagcaaaaac 26700 ctggcctgag ataacaggag gctattggtt atctttatat ttgccctcaa atgtgagtgg 26760 ttatgtattc tctgcagaaa tattaggatg tttgatccag ggggaatagc ccaggcccca 26820 ctggcagcat tatataatat atggtgtatg ctccatgatg cctttctaaa atctgaaaac 26880 ttctaaattc tgaaactcac ctggtcccaa gcatttcaga aaaagaactg agaacctgta 26940 ctctaaaagt aggaaggaag tagaactcct tttgatagga aagaagaggg aaatgcaaga 27000 gagagatcta tttatttcag agtgacagta attaatacta gtgactaatt aatactcttt 27060 aagtataaat gagatgtcct tttttataaa atgttcacag tttttctggg aggtgaaaag 27120 ggaacattca gcagatgtaa aaaccgaaac ccagatggct taagcaaatt gctcacgatt 27180 gaactagaat cagaccccag gtctctcact ccgcaagtct gctagatgca cccacgctct 27240 gttctgtctc cccagataag ctccacaaac ccaaagctac acagactgag gtcaaaccat 27300 ctgtgaggtt taacctccgc acctccaagg acccagagca tgaaggatgc tacctctccg 27360 tcggccacag ccagccctta gaagactgca gtttcaacat gacagctaaa acctttttca 27420 tcattcacgg atggacggtg agcccgggga gggagctctg cggctttata taagatttga 27480 ttccctttgt tttggtcaat tagaaagaat tctggtgttt ccagattcca aaccctcttc 27540 ccccctttcc ttgtgggctg cttgtatttc agacagctgt gaagaatgta acgggcattc 27600 actaaggggc aatctggact ccagcagggt ggtattaatg atggcataca acgggctttc 27660 agaaagtggc tctcctgagg gcagcagccc agctccactg gctcttaagg acccctctaa 27720 ttacacttaa ttacgctggt caaccactgc ctggaggggg ctgtcctgcc gtgagagctg 27780 agcttaacta aagcaacttg actggctctg agaacctatg agtagccagc tggcctggat 27840 tgctgactgc ccttggcata gtgccctcct gtttgcatag agatagcccc gtttaaaggc 27900 actggggctc tttatgtgcc ctagctgagc aattcacatt gaaaagccca tgacaaactt 27960 caacaaaaaa gggctttagt gctcagcttc agaagctttt gaccagccag gaatttattc 28020 attcatataa tgacagtctg tagggaaatg gcactattaa gtgagcagat ttctgcctgg 28080 gctaattgga aggggacagt cctcctctta atgatgagaa attcatatct gttacatgct 28140 tttggggtct ttaaatctgt catccatggt tgaggtcagg ggcaggagag ggtaggtgcc 28200 tgcctaccta gttgaatgaa gagatgatta agagcctgtc taaccctgct catcacacaa 28260 cctacaatca gaatcatatg tgtgaatctt tttaaggccc cctgtcaaaa tgcaaataca 28320 agctgcctgc gacttacaag taggttgcat tccagaaagt tcttttgtaa tctgtttgga 28380 acttggaaca gcagtttccc acagaagcaa gattgtaaat ggtgtttggg ttcccaggct 28440 aggcacagaa aatctatcta tttgataatg tgcttgtgga taggtttaca actggaccta 28500 gtcaccattt ataactttgt ttctgtggaa aaatacattc tgagttgtaa tttgggattc 28560 cggggacaga ttttccctac tctggggtca agagggatgg cagagatggg ttgtgggaag 28620 gggtcatttg ttaactctgc attcacctag gagacagcat ctccctgcgt ctctaagaga 28680 gaagcaattt tccagggcaa ccctccctag ctgcctttga aggatggacc aggccacttg 28740 cctgcctgta acagggactc agaccagcct catgccagta tcacccttaa cacgtatctc 28800 atagtggccc taacagacag tggggcaaca gtataggaca ttagctagga aagttttgat 28860 gggaaatact ggggatgtaa ggagcaatgg aagacaaata cctgcgtagt gattctgcct 28920 gtgctggtcc tgctcatgtg caaatgtttg gtccctgagc agccaatgtg cagattctaa 28980 aattgtctgg gggcactggg catggtggct cacgcctata atcccagcac tctggaaggc 29040 ctaggtggga agatcgcttg agcccaggag ttcaagacca gcctgggcaa catagtgaga 29100 ccctgttgct gcaaaaagtt taaaaattac ccaggcatgg tggcatatgc ctgtaaccca 29160 gtcactctgg aggctgaggt gggaggatca cctcagctca ggagttggag gctatcatga 29220 gctgagattg ttgtcagtgc actccagcct gggcaacaga gtgagaacct gagtcaaaaa 29280 aaaaaaatta attgggaaga gggtcatata gaaaggaatt ccatattttt taggatttct 29340 gaaaccaaga ataaaaaaca acttccactt ttctctgcag atgagcggta tctttgaaaa 29400 ctggctgcac aaactcgtgt cagccctgca cacaagagag aaagacgcca atgtagttgt 29460 ggttgactgg ctccccctgg cccaccagct ttacacggat gcggtcaata ataccagggt 29520 ggtgggacac agcattgcca ggatgctcga ctggctgcag gtactggggg atgagaggga 29580 gtctcctgtc accagcagga tctcaaaccc aatcttctta agaaatgcag gtcatgcatc 29640 tgttgccatg aacttctgga gtctgataaa aatctttgag attaaaagtt ttattgaatt 29700 aagtattgtt tggaatactt gaaagctggg actttttgag agccttttaa ttattgatag 29760 atctctggat ttttcctgtt acttaatttg ctgaaaattg gccttatggg ttgtttcttc 29820 ctgatcttag aaacagatgc ccttaggttg gttggggatg gccaggaacc aggccaggct 29880 tgtgatctga aattcctaca aagactgctc ttgtctctga agcatggctg tgctgagggt 29940 ggggaggggg ttatttcaaa aatgcagcct aatatctctt ttctttgaga tggagtcttg 30000 ttttgttgcc caggctggag tacagtggtg tgatcttggt tcactgcaac ctccacctcc 30060 caggttcaag cgattctcct gcctcagcct cccgagtaac tgaaactaca ggcctgtgtc 30120 accatgccca gctaattttt ttgtattttt agtagagatg ggatttcgct gtgttagcca 30180 ggatggtctt gatctcctga cctcatgatc tgcctgccta ggcctcccaa agtactggga 30240 ttacaggcat gagccaccgt gcccagcctg cctgatacct cttttataat atgaagtgtg 30300 gaaaacagat cttgaagtct tatatttact tttttttttg agacagagtc tcgctgtcac 30360 ccaggctgga gtgcagtgcc atgatcttgg ctcactgcaa cctctacctc ctgggttcaa 30420 gcaattctcc tgccttagac tcccaagtag ctggttttac aggtgtgagc caccatgccc 30480 aattaatttt tgtattttta gtagagatgg ggtttcacca tgttggccag actagtttct 30540 aactcctgac ctcaggtgat ctgcctgcct cggcctccca aagtgctggg attagagacg 30600 tgagccaccg cacccagcct atttactttt aataggttaa taatctgcct gagatcagtg 30660 gatttagctg ggagaaggca gggcagggta cactgtcaaa gcggcaccat tatctgggca 30720 attccggcct ggccttcctt gttcccatgg aatgggatga attctggcag aattctggtc 30780 aggattctcg agcagtccct ctgtcctcta cctaagctct tctatagagt ttggtttccg 30840 agccatgggg ttacctcctt accccccaga tgagtgctct gacaggggac aatgcgtcaa 30900 gtctggggtc ccacatgggc ttgtgaggag gaggttggca gctcctgggg ctgggtggag 30960 gtcaggcctt agagggcagg cagagggcat tctgctgagg gctgtggttg gcactgcagt 31020 ctccagtgag tacggcagct ttgacctcct caccatcacc ctcccctctc ttagatactg 31080 ccagaaagaa caggaaatgt gtagggaaca gccacatatg cagcctccag tcataccctc 31140 caccctgtcc ccacacttgg catttgcagt gccaccaagt ccttttggcc tcccctaagc 31200 tggctgtgac ccacacatgt agcatcacca gcaaagccag tggggccctg gggagtctct 31260 gtgcccacgg cccctgcatc tcctcctgct ccgtgactga gttgttgaac tgctggtgat 31320 tctgggggct ctggaccctg ctcttctgct cacatacttt ggtgactttc tataggagaa 31380 ggacgatttt tctctcggga atgtccactt gatcggctac agcctcggag cgcacgtggc 31440 cgggtatgca ggcaacttcg tgaaaggaac ggtgggccga atcacaggtg agctccactt 31500 ccatcactaa agggctccct cagctgcgct aagccggaat gctccccaat gaggcagcag 31560 agtgagtcat agaaagttag ctttggaagg aacctggaaa gcatctaatt caaaacttcc 31620 caagcgtttt tagtcacaag gaactttttt ttttttttcc aaattgaact cgcataggcc 31680 cgcagtatat gagacacaga aaggggggtg ctgtgggtga agtggggtgg gtatatggcg 31740 gcttgtgtta gccttgccag tgtgggcgtt ccccttccct ataggcatct cagagtctca 31800 gagcaccagg gaacacagtt tgaaaaccat aggcctggtc caataggtga ggaaacaaac 31860 acggagaggt gagacaactt gcccaggggc aaacagctaa taactcaaga gcggaagctg 31920 gatagagccc tggccccaaa gcttttgggt gttcccttca ggtctccacc caaggactca 31980 ggggaaaaga atgaatagta gattttagtt tgaattctgc ctctgatttc tatcttgtct 32040 cccaatagcc tctttcccat gttaaggtag catatttatg aatgagagct accaatttgg 32100 aaagggtggt tcaactttgt aataaaagga acctttctga tattggtccc cagggggtca 32160 acagaaaatt gaattttcca tgttgaaaac tgcatcttag tgagctttta acatgagagt 32220 ttggattaaa tcatttaatg attgtgaaaa gtgtaaaagg ttttctttct catttttggg 32280 cccctcaagt atatacacag agattcctct atgctacaat taatggtaaa tttgttgccc 32340 tgaacttcta tccttcttcc agcattattt tatttaaaat tacccctagc ttccccctta 32400 ctcccaagat tctaagggtg atcacctaga aggatagatc tgaacaattc ctttccctgc 32460 agtgttttca ttttaaaaca aaactcaggc tgggtgtggt ggctcacacc tataatccca 32520 gcactttggg aggccgaggt gggtggatca cgaggtcagg agttcaagac cagcctggcc 32580 aacatgatga aacactgtct ctactaaaaa tacaaaaatt agccagctgt ggtggcgggt 32640 gcctgtaatc ccagctactt gggaggctga ggcaggagaa tcgcttgaac caaggaggta 32700 gaggttgcag tgagccgaga ttgtgccact gcactccagc ctgggtgaca gagcaagact 32760 ccgtctcaaa aaacaaaaca aaactcaggt agaagagagt ccttagctaa ataacgattt 32820 ggtaaaggta gaatttcaga tttcagtgac aagctgatat ggtagaattt taaaaagaat 32880 atttgtgaag ttttcctggc tctcctgaat cctgtccctg ggcttgagtc tagtatgtgc 32940 gtgcacacac atgagcatgc atgcacacac atgcctgttg atccaatgac ttgattcatc 33000 ccagcttgag agctttattt ttgatttcca agactgtggg gcttgagctg cccaaagcgg 33060 gctatgattg tgtggccacc catgactgct cattaacccc ttgctggtgc aaagcagttt 33120 gactggaagc cactcgggtt ccattgtctg agcgcctctt cctagcccct gaatgagagg 33180 tgtgatgttt cagatccagg cacctgagtt caaattgtag cacacaccac agtccaggcc 33240 cagaatgtca gtaacgatga caaactgcac atcttgcctt tctctatttc taaatctgaa 33300 atgagatggg gctagggagg gaactttcca gttctttccc cctgcctgtt tgagtggcat 33360 ctgctggggt gagggctttt ctcctgaggg tggcaggaga gccaggcaga atgctaatta 33420 gtgctctggg atgtttgcat ggagcatgat gcccacatgc cctgagcatg gtcccttccc 33480 tctggccttt ctctgtagag aaggggcctg gcctctgtcc agttgccaag cagcacccct 33540 gacacacgct gttgtgtatg tctgatgggg gaggctgcgt cctctccttt ccccttggta 33600 gacttctcat ggacctgtgg acaaggtgat cgcaactggt aagaggacag attgagactt 33660 gcatggggtc ctgcgtccag tgatgccact atgctaaggc caccaggcag tccttagcct 33720 gggccttgca agggtatatc tgaaccccaa tcttgcttgg accagagggt gtggatgggg 33780 gtttgctaga gttttacttt cttaggcttc tgagagaagc ctgtgatact aggaaagagg 33840 tcatatattt atagttgaac ctgtgccttg tttgctataa tcaggtaagc aagcagatga 33900 atttattcaa gaaatgtgtc catatgtgca ggctagatgc tagctaatgt caaatacctc 33960 atgtgtggcc gggcgtggcc gggcgcagtg gctcacgcct gtaaccccag cactttggga 34020 ggccgaggtg ggtggatcac ctgaggtcag gagttcaaga ccagcctggc caacatgatg 34080 aaaccccatg tctactaaaa gtacaaaaat tagccgggca tggtggtggg tgcctgtaat 34140 cccagctact caggaggctg aagcaggaga atctcttgaa cccaggatgc ggaggttgca 34200 gtgggctgag attgcgccac tgcactccag gctgggtgac aagagtgaga ctctgtctca 34260 aaaataaaaa ataaaaaata aaaaacaaac aaacaaaaaa cacctcatat atgacagcta 34320 ctctatgcta tctctgaacc acatagcaac cctgaacatt ctacggaggg ggaaactagg 34380 actcagtgat taagtaaagg gcccaatatc ctgggcccta taagtagcag agctgggact 34440 caaacccatg ctgtcagatt ccagatccca tgcacctcac tgctgtgcca tgctgcctct 34500 cttctgtgga cagagataaa gtagccaggc atggtagtgc atgcctgtaa tcctagctac 34560 tcgggatgct gaggtgggag aatcacctga gcccaggagg tggaggttgc agagagccga 34620 gactgggcca ctgcactcca gcctgggcaa cagagtgaga ccctgtctta aaaaaaaaaa 34680 aaaaaaaaaa agtagccgtt gaactacagc aggccctgcc ctgccgggcc agaatgcaca 34740 gccctggaag ttttacatgt gtgcatgtgt gtgtgctcca tttgctggac aaagcaactt 34800 tggaggagtc tatgactgaa tggaagaagc ggcggaggtt ctctatctcc tctttattta 34860 aggaggcagt tctccctgtc attcatccct agttaaaaaa gttaaatgtg ccactgtacc 34920 cctgaatctg tgggccacag atatgtgtca gggacagtca gagcagggca ggcaggctct 34980 ggctgggtag gtgaaggccc agccttgcct gccagccagc ctgtgaaacc ccatcagctg 35040 cctgcattcc tccagcacag cctggtttcc atggcactga ccgtctggtg gggacctttg 35100 ttcacaccaa gtaaagagcc tctctcttgt attgattgca aagcagaatg ttgctctctt 35160 tctctttcct ccaggggaca tggtgagagg cagggagagg ccgctgtgtc agtactgcgg 35220 tccttgcggc ctctgaaatg ggttgtcgtg ggctgttctg ggagcacact gcttttgtgc 35280 catctttctt ttgggtcctg ggctagggat aaactctcaa gcagcctggg ctccctttct 35340 gtcttggttg cacataaagt tatctaaatt tggctgggtg cagtggctta tgcctgtaat 35400 cccagctact caggaggctg aggcaggaga atcgcttgaa cccaggaggc ggaggctgca 35460 gtgagccgag atcgtgccac tgcactccag cctgggtgac agagcaagat tccaactcaa 35520 aaaaaaaaaa gaaaaaaaag ttatctaaat ttttggaaac tatttagcgt ttcagcctct 35580 accagttctc atatgagtaa tgagttctgc aagttgaccg tccactctag acggtagctc 35640 tgcctcttgt ttatcctgaa actaccatct caagtctcct gataggctcc ctggttctaa 35700 tgtgctgtgg tctggtgaac acggtcgtta accatgtcct cctttcagga ctcttgttgg 35760 tcacatctcc tcccagcctt ggtgtttcga ggccaggttt tctcagccta ggcaatattg 35820 acatttgggg ccaggtaagg ttttggtgtg gggtgtgtgt gtgttgggat tgacttgtgc 35880 actgtagaat gtttagctgt attcctggcc tggccctgct agatgctagc aactctctcc 35940 atcagaatgg gggcaataaa aaggtctcca ggaatttcca gatgtcccct ggggggcaaa 36000 gccacttgta gtggtgaacc actgttccag cggcccttcc ttcctggcac atttcatccc 36060 ttaactttct ccaggtcctt cctgtgtgtc tgtggggcaa agagctgttc tggttgggat 36120 aaatctggtt cccataatca cttgggcttg gtaatagtag ctaatactga caggcactca 36180 gtctcttaag atctcacgtg gactttgaat taaggtataa attcaggttc cattttataa 36240 atgataatga aacacaggga agtttttcaa tatttggccc acagaatacc tacttttagg 36300 atcatccggg gaataaatat ctatttctat gtgccataat tcatatctac ccactaggag 36360 ttcaggcact tgggaatctg cattttatac tttgcaagtt ctcttttgga atggttttac 36420 attaatgcag ttttcaaatc aaaagatggt gaaagtctct cttactgctc tgctacctgt 36480 ccgtttccct tacccactct ctcccccaac gcacacgcat acaggtaact agttgcttgt 36540 gtgtccttcc agattttttt gtagctgtat ggtggaattt aaatttaaca agctcccaat 36600 ttcaaatatg agaaccagtg ctctcaacag tgctgcttgc ctgctcaaca caaaatgttt 36660 ggaggcggaa aggttttctc acggtggctg caaaatagag gaattctgga ggcctgatgt 36720 atggattctc agtgtattgg gtgtcctctt ctctctcacc attccacccc tgggcctgat 36780 taaaggaaga agaataaatt cagatacaaa tagctccgtt tggggagact ggattctcct 36840 tccagaagga tgtaggcagc ttagttattc tgtaaaaatt ctgctacaat taaggacatg 36900 aaagatgctc agtggcagaa tgaatgggac aaatggctta gtttcaggca gtctgagttc 36960 tttctagaac tgcttcagtt ttaacaggag cagttccttg gagctgtgtg gcagcgaaac 37020 ttgtggctag ttgacggggt ttggctgagg tgacgggata catgaaggct tcagaagaaa 37080 gtataaattc cataacagta ggatttaatt tctgcaatga tgtcttgggg tcaactgcat 37140 atggaaatgg gtttcttatt ttcttccatg ctttccatgt cttgattctc ccagctggtc 37200 tcagaagtca tcttcattct gcacactcag acttaacttg taatcaggac tcactgacca 37260 ggtgcacctg acaccacagc tgttttgggg cctccttctg ctgcaggttt ggatcctgcc 37320 gggcccatgt ttgaaggggc cgacatccac aagaggctct ctccggacga tgcagatttt 37380 gtggatgtcc tccacaccta cacgcgttcc ttcggcttga gcattggtat tcagatgcct 37440 gtgggccaca ttgacatcta ccccaatggg ggtgacttcc agccaggctg tggactcaac 37500 gatgtcttgg gatcaattgc atatggaagt gagttccctc ttttctgctt tgtgtttgac 37560 tcagtttatt ccatctcctt ctaaatcagc cagagccttt agcactgcag gcactattta 37620 ttcattattc tcacctccca ccacagaggc ctccaatgct gtatttaata tttctcattg 37680 ttccccaaga ctaaccaacc cagtggttcc tgctttgctt tctcacgctt taaggtcaca 37740 gttgttattg attaatttct tttcttttct ttttctttct tttttttttt ttggaaaggg 37800 agtttggcct cttgttgccc aggtttagat tgcaagggtg caatcttggc tcaccacaac 37860 ttccgtctcc caggttcaaa cgattctcct gcctcagcct cctgagtagc tgggattata 37920 ggcacatgct accataccca gctaattttt gtatttttag tagggacggg gtttcaccat 37980 gtcagccagg atggtctcga tcttctgacc tcgtgatctg cctgcctcag cctcccaaag 38040 tgctgggatt acaggcataa gccaccgcac ccggcttgtt atgataattt ctaaaatgtt 38100 ttttcatttt agggtgcaga catgaatgga ttaccaacaa aaggaccaac agaaatctgt 38160 gataaaaaga aagactaaag aaattttcct aaaggacccc atcatttaaa aaatggacct 38220 gataatatga agcatcttcc ttgtaattgt ctctgacctt tttatctgag accggaattc 38280 aggataggag tctagatatt tacctgatac taatcaggaa atatatgata tccgtattta 38340 aaatgtagtt agttatattt aatgacctca ttcctaagtt cctttttcgt taatgtagct 38400 ttcatttctg ttattgctgt ttgaataata tgattaaata gaaggtttgt gccagtagac 38460 attatgttac taaatcagca ctttaaaatc tttggttctc taattcatat gaatttgctg 38520 tttgctctaa tttctttggg ctcttctaat ttgagtggag tacaattttg ttgtgaaaca 38580 gtccagtgaa actgtgcagg gaaatgaagg tagaattttg ggaggtaata atgatgtgaa 38640 acataaagat ttaataatta ctgtccaaca cagtggagca gcttgtccac aaatatagta 38700 attactattt attgctctaa ggaagattaa aaaaagatag ggaaaagggg gaaacttctt 38760 tgaaaaatga aacatctgtt acattaatgt ctaattataa aattttaatc cttactgcat 38820 ttcttctgtt cctacaaatg tattaaacat tcagtttaac tggtagttca ttttctttta 38880 aagtctattg aaatattcaa aagggaaatt tttcaccacg tcagaaggca gaatttggat 38940 gttatggcat ctgtgtagtg gtgggacaac aattactatt gttgcgtaac aagacactcc 39000 aaaatttagt ggttttcagc agcagtgact cgactgggca gttctttgct gttctgggct 39060 cactcatatg gctggctggg cctgggtctg gacctgggcc gctatgtgat ttttatcttg 39120 ggctttgaaa attcagtgta gggacctata aatattcaaa gatgatgaga tgcatcctta 39180 tatatttttt gtattcactc tgaagctggg aaagattaaa aggaactcct gcccttgggt 39240 ccctaatgaa gtctgggtcc taactcgctc tattaagttc tgtggctggt caagtcactg 39300 atctaccttg ggctttattt gatataaatc atataaatca gcaggtctca gcttttctgt 39360 ccaaagccac ctgagggata agataaattc tcattagcaa ataaactttt ttaaggtata 39420 aatactatta taaaaataac agatatttac agtacaacaa tgcaagagga tcctaaatga 39480 aaagcgaatg ttttttctca actctcattc ccttattcca gctccacaga ggtaaccaat 39540 tgtttttttt ttgttgttgt tgtatggttt gtttttgtta gacagtagtc ttttcctgaa 39600 cagtgctgct ccttgtggag caaggctaat tcataggcag tgcatccaga gtctgcccca 39660 gttgattttg tgtgtaacct tctagcaact ttttgaaaat taatttgttc ttaaatatgc 39720 acatcatttt tatttattta tgtttttgag acagggtctc actctgtcac tcaagctgga 39780 gtgcagcagc atgatcacgg ctctctatgg cctcgacctg cagtcctgaa gtgatcctct 39840 caccttagcc tctcaagtag ctgggactac aggtgcacac caccatgccc agctaatgtt 39900 ttttgtaatt ttttttatag agacagggtt tcgtcatgtt gcctgggctg atctcgatct 39960 cctgggctca agcgatcctc cactttggct tcccaaagtg ctgggattac aggcatgagc 40020 tactactgca cctggcccac acatcatctt ttaaaaatta agtaatattg caacgtttct 40080 aattgtccct acttctttgc tcctcaaagg ttttacctac tgagctgtgg gctttttaaa 40140 tttatctcca tatttataaa taaattataa aaatataaaa atataaacat tttatttttt 40200 gagacagggt ctcactgtca cccaggtgct ggagtgcagc ggcatcatca tagctcacta 40260 cagcctccaa ctcctgggct caagtgatcc tcccacctca gcctcctgaa ttgctaggac 40320 tacaggtgtg tgccaccacg cctggctaat tttttgtaga gacggggtct tgctctgttg 40380 cccaagcgag tctcaaactc ctggcctcaa agtgatcctc ttgcctcagc ctcccaaagt 40440 gtcgggatta caggcatgag ccactgcctg gctatactgt tatattttga gccatcaact 40500 tgagacattg tttcccataa tggttgagat gccgctatct tacactgcct ctgctcctcc 40560 cacacatcct cccaagtgct tttgtaaatt ttgcttacat catcagtgtt catagcatga 40620 gtgtgccagg tgtctttcat ttgcccctcc caagtctctg ctcccctcat cctgctttca 40680 gcccaaggaa gctgtataga catcaacaga cttcccatgt ctctgggttc tgctgggttt 40740 ggccaatagc gatccatagc aggagatggc tggagggagg agaatgaagg cagagtgttt 40800 attcccttgg ccctctctct gcaaggtcac ctcaggccaa ctgttcctca gccagaagtc 40860 actgtgcctc aaggaacact ccaggcagcc aactccacct gacttctttt atttttccta 40920 acctgtcctt caccctgccc ttttgggccc aggggtggtg gtatttctgt tactggctct 40980 gggctactgc ttcctctcaa gagtgctatc tggcttgctg ggacactgcc tgggagaata 41040 ctattgctca ctgcacaggt taatgcactg tgattgcctc ccttttaata tacaggtggt 41100 gtcttcctgg agtgaccagt ttaccttctc cccatacacc tctcctgcct agttgttgcc 41160 tagacctggt gcacactgca gtcctcggga ctttctgttg ccaccctcct gtattggacg 41220 tcttgtttct ggatttccta tcctcttcct tcttggttta tccctcattt tttctgtagc 41280 acagcagttt tctaattcaa tacttttagg aggttgagta tggataattt tggaaagtgt 41340 ccccgggatg attccaattt atttaagcct gttttccaga gagctgcggg tctcctaagg 41400 cctttctcat ttctaacaag tctccctctc tagaacactg gttcccagtc gttgttttca 41460 tactagcaac attttaaaag caggataggg gtggctagta tgcaattgcc aactttggat 41520 ttttccaagc aggagtatat caaaaagcta caatttatta ccagtatttc gtaaaagaca 41580 gtttgacacc agaagagtga aaaagaacat gggaatagtg gacaaaaata gccatcagtt 41640 tgaataagcg tatgaaaagt gttaatttta tgaaaaattc actattttgt tcatattttt 41700 cttattttgg aggctaattg ttaaaagctt ttatcagtta tccatgggct ggagttggta 41760 gccactgttt gataccacac aaatgtttct ttgccctaaa atatcaacat ctgtctgtgt 41820 aaaggtcagg gctgcctttt tagtaagagc taccctttgt taaacacatt gtacctgcac 41880 tgttcatggg tgtttcacac acacaaacct acctggtctg cataaacctg aaatacagtc 41940 aagaaaacag gatccaccgg aggcggtgac tcaagcctat aatcccagca ctttgggagg 42000 ccgaggtggg aggatcactt gaggccggga gttcaagacc agcctggcca acatggtgaa 42060 accctgtctc tactaaaaat acaaaaatta gtcgggcata gtggtacaca cctgtaatcc 42120 cagctactcc agaggctgag gcatgagaat cgtttgaaac caggaggcag aggttgcagt 42180 gagctgaaat tgtaccactg cactccagcc taggtgacag agcaagactg tctcaaaaga 42240 aaagaaaaag aaaaacagga tcccagcctg ggcaacatag ggagacctcg cctccaccaa 42300 aaattaaaaa tttagctagg catatggtga tgtgcacctg tggtcccagc tactctggag 42360 gctgaggtgg gaggattgct tgaacccagg aggttaaagg ctacagtgag ctgtgatcaa 42420 gccactgcac tctagcctga gcaacagagc aagaccctgt ctcaaaaaaa aaaaaatcac 42480 tattgcccca gcaatggatt taatttaatt taattttaat tttttttttt ccggaccggg 42540 attttggctc ttgtaccgca ggtgggagtg caatgggcca atcccagctc acgggaattt 42600 ccgcccccca ggtccaagca attctccttg cctcagcctc ccaagtagct gggattacag 42660 gtgcccacca tcacacctgg ctaacttttt gtatttttag tagagacagg gtttcaccac 42720 attggccagg ctggtctcaa actcctgacc tcaggtgatc cacccacctc ggcctcccaa 42780 agtgctggga ttacaggtgt gagccaccgc acctggccct aaggagtaca ttttattagc 42840 attttagttt atttaatatt cattgttcta tttaaatttt cttattctaa ttgtgacgtt 42900 ttacattttt tcagttttta tacaggtttt gaatttatat ttcataatat ctattagcat 42960 gatgactttc acatttatac cttttattca gatggaattc atttttgttt tgggggggtt 43020 gatggtttta acttctactt tagtttcagg ggtacgtatg caggtttgtt atgtagttaa 43080 atggtgtgtc acaggagttt gctgtacaga ttatttcgtc actcaggtaa taagcatagt 43140 acccaatagg tattttggaa ttcatctttg ttgcgtgtta aaataggaat ctaattttgt 43200 ttctctttgt caaatgagcc tactttctca tcatccatcc attcctttcc caaagactaa 43260 taggcccctt ttatcataca taaaatttcc gcatatatgt ggaaaggatt ttattttatt 43320 ctattctatt ttattttatt ttgagatgga gtctcactca gttgcctagg ctggagtgca 43380 gtggcgtgat ctcagctcac tgcaaactcc atctcccagg ttcgagcgat tcttctgcct 43440 cagcctccgg cgtagctggg actacaggca cgtgccacca cgcccagcta atttttgtat 43500 ttttagcaga gacgtggttt caccatattg gccaggctgg tctcgcactc ctgacctcgt 43560 gatcctccca tctcagcctc ccaaagtgct gagattacag gggtgagcca ccgtgcccac 43620 ccaggatttt atttttgtct cacactgtcc tcttatcaat tcaaatgttt acaaaacaca 43680 aatactttct tttttaccat gtacctttaa cattcacaac aaccctgagc agtattgtct 43740 ctgtttctta aatgagcaga tagagactca gaaaggctgt atttagccta aaactcacat 43800 aatgctggat gacacaccaa gaattctgat tccaaactaa ctgctctttt cccagattac 43860 ctcctgcctg tttaagcacc tagtttctta tatctaattt catctattta tttaaatatt 43920 cattgaatac ccatgatgtt ccagacacta ttctagcttc taagataacg gcagaaaaca 43980 agccagataa aaatctgtgc catcagagag cttacatggc agagggctca gggtagctct 44040 gaacacagag gtgacacctg agaaatacca tatttgatga caaagactgt tctagtacct 44100 actttgtatc catccttcca aggggtctgg ggcttcagct tgtttggaga gtcaaaggaa 44160 gtcctgtgga agttcccctg actctaacta gtaactgaac ccccaagcca aagaaggcac 44220 ttgcagtcat ccaggctatg actcttcctt tgggaaattt caacaatttt ctttactatg 44280 ccagagacac cattttctgc tttcctctga catctgaacc aagttaagaa cttatctctt 44340 attgtctaac ccaactccct acagccatta tcaagcctgg tttcagaatg tcctggtaga 44400 gatggacagt ggagtttcca ccatcactaa agccctttat aaagagcttc cttgtcattt 44460 agaaatgttt tcacacttaa gaccagaaat aaagtcaaac tgatgtaatg cattatactt 44520 catagtcata gatcaattta agattactaa aaattgacta caggatttaa tcatttaaag 44580 ggtactctgg tctatctcgc tggctttagc agagaaaaaa ctaattcctg ataaacggat 44640 ggcaagatcc aatttccctt ttaataaata gtaattggta gggggaaagg ggaaataggg 44700 acggaattgt taaaagatac aaaattacag ctagtggctg ggcccggtgg ctcacaccgg 44760 taatcccgac agtttggaag gctgaggtag gtggatcact tgaggtcagg agttcaagac 44820 cagcctggcc aacatggtga aaccttgtct ctactaaaaa tacaaaaatt agctgggtgt 44880 ggtggtgcat gcctgtaatc ccagctactt gggaggctga ggcaggagaa tcacttgaac 44940 ccaggaggcg gaggttgcag tgggccaaga tcatgcccct gcactccagc ctgggctaca 45000 gagcaagact ccatctcaaa aaaaaacaaa aaaacaaaaa acaccaaacg aaacaaacaa 45060 gattacagct agacaggagg aataaattct agtgtcctat accactgaag ggtaaaacta 45120 gagttaataa aatatggttt caagtaacta gaaggaggat attgaatgtt cccaacacaa 45180 agaaatgata catgtttgaa aggatgggta tgctaattat tccaacatga tcactatacc 45240 tgtatgtttc gaaacatcac tatttnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 45300 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 45360 nnnnnttgct gctaaaactg aggtgtaggg cagtgaccaa ttttgggggg gtttcttatc 45420 cttttactgc cttggctgct gacagcatat cctgtcttga ccccaggcag ctctctccac 45480 tctgatgctg tgccctccac atgtcctgcc ctgatgctca gtctttccct ctcccggttt 45540 aatccaagta gctctgcagg gtttggaggt ccatgcaagg ggattttact ccctcctcag 45600 aatataggat gatggccttt ctttcctttc ctttcctttc ctttcttttc ttttcttttc 45660 ttttcttttc ttttcttttc ttttcttttc ttttctttac tttacttttg atggagtttc 45720 actcttgttc cccaggctgg agtgcaatgg tgtgatctct gctcaccgca acctccactt 45780 ccaggttcaa gtgattctcc tgcttcagcc tcccaagtag cagggactac aggtgcttac 45840 caccatgtac agttaatttt ttgtattttt agtagaggtg gagtttctcc attttggcca 45900 ggctggtctc aaactcctgt cctcaggtga tccacccacc ttggcctccc aaagtgctgg 45960 gattacaggt gtgagccact gcccggctgg atgatagcat ttcttaaggc tgctggtgcc 46020 aatgaggcag ggttggggtt ggttatgcca aattttttgt aagatcccag aaattatttg 46080 ggccagaaaa tccaaattgt atgcctaact ttgtaaccaa ctgtctctat gaccctgagc 46140 agattacctc acccctatgg acctttgggt cataatcttt aattgaaggg attagactag 46200 aatgaggttg tcaaacatct tcttaaagca tcagctagta aatgttttag gttttgtggg 46260 ccgtattgcc tctgttccaa ctctgctgat gtagcatgaa agtagccatg acaatatata 46320 aacaaatgag ggtgactgtt ccaataaaac tttatttaca aaaacaggtg gccagcaggc 46380 atggtgtggt gcacctgtag tcccacctat ttgggaggct gaggcaggag gactgcttgg 46440 gcccaggtga ggatcacttg agcccaggag tttgaggcca gcccaggcaa cataatgaga 46500 cactgtctat aaaacaaaaa caaaacaaag caaagaaaaa aaaaagaggt agcaaacctg 46560 caagccatat tttgctgagc cctgcgtgag atgatgttta ggatctgatc catttgcagc 46620 attctgtggc tgtatagccc tattaggagg tagtgactcc tgctgcacag ctggtctgca 46680 tcaccctact tagcacttat tatatgggcg ttcttgctct ttattgcttt gtgtgtattc 46740 gtgctgtctt cccatcaaga gagtgaacag ttaggcagca tgaatggcct taaattcctc 46800 tacatcttaa tgggaaccta gcaccttgct ggacattaat gaagcattac acaggtcggg 46860 tgcagcggct cacatctgta atcccagcac tttaggaggc gaaggtggga agattgcttg 46920 aacccaggag ttcaagacca gcctgggcaa tgtggtgaaa ccctgtatct acaaaaacta 46980 caaaaattag ccaggtgtgg tggtcatgtg cctgtcgtcc cagatactgg ggaggctgag 47040 gtgagaggat cacctgaatc tcggaagttg aggctgctgt gagcgggggg tcgtgattgt 47100 cccactgcac tctaacctgg gcaagagtga gaccttgtct caacacaaat aaacaagcaa 47160 aagaattaca tgaaaatact aacagcaaca ataaacagct atcactgttg aggagtacag 47220 tatttattat ttgagtgtct aatcatcaag aagggctcat cctgcatgct ttttatctct 47280 cccaccccca gcaatcacag aggtggtaaa atgtgagcat gagcgagccg tccacctctt 47340 tgttgactct ctggtgaatc aggacaagcc gagttttgcc ttccagtgca ctgactccaa 47400 tcgcttcaaa aaggggatct gtctgagctg ccgcaagaac cgttgtaata gcattggcta 47460 caatgccaag aaaatgagga acaagaggaa cagcaaaatg tacctaaaaa cccgggcagg 47520 catgcctttc agaggtaacc ttcagtccct ggagtgtccc tgaggaaggc ccttaatacc 47580 tccttcttaa taccatgctg cagagcaggg cacatcctag cccaggagaa gtggccagca 47640 caatccaatc aaatcgttgc aaatcagatt acactgtgca tgtcctagga aagggaatct 47700 ttacaaaata aacagtgtgg accccttttg tgatgtggct atcagtccat gatcacaata 47760 tcaatatctt aaatttctat cttgcattta actttcaaag ctgtttcata tttgttttct 47820 catttgatca tcacaagaaa cctgaggcag atgaacaggg gaccaaaatg acatgttaca 47880 tttttataat gtgctgtaaa atcacaaggt tttctgggta ctgtgggtat tattttacat 47940 atgaggaagt tgaggctcag agaggttaat accttggtcc ttaatccagg ggcacgtagt 48000 tagaaagtag ctaagtgaaa atcctcaaaa gatctaactc ccaagtgcag ggctccttcc 48060 atactgcagt ggcctcttat ggcattggac agaacaagag cagatggggg ctgcaggctg 48120 ggctcaacca aaagaacacc agccctaaaa tctctgtgct ggtgactcag tttgggtcag 48180 gggtctcctg tgatgacaag caagggttac aagcatcttt gttctgctgt cactgcagtt 48240 taccattatc agatgaaaat ccatgtcttc agttacaaga acatgggaga aattgagccc 48300 accttttacg tcacccttta tggcactaat gcagattccc agactctgcc actggaaatg 48360 taagtcatcc gtttcccttg ctgggttcgg gacagagaac aggttggttt gagaatgaga 48420 gagcacaagg gagcgtgtga acgagtacag cacgcaggag agtgcagtcc gactgctcag 48480 ggaggagcca ggtggtctag ctggcctctg cagtcctctc tcccactgca ccttctctac 48540 caagccctga ctcagcgttt cggggagaaa agttcctggg atgaatcggc atcatgagaa 48600 gctgctgggt cagcagctgg atcagctggg cagaaactgc tgtttcattt caggcaatgc 48660 ctgacgatgc ttcaggcaat ctgtaacttc gtaaacgtca tcctggacct ctcctaatga 48720 tgtggctatg ggaggggtgc atagcgatct gtatatgttt gttgagtatc caccagggac 48780 aaagcatcat gccaagtaat gttgggattg tgatgaaaca tcatcaaagt agctcacttc 48840 tcagggctca cagtctagct gggagaccag gtttgtacac gcacgtgcac acttacacac 48900 aggtagggca aggcagatga ggccaagcca aatgagaggg acagacagga agaggctagg 48960 agtttggggg agacagatgc ctgtctgtgg gatggatgag gtctgtgggg ggagctggtt 49020 ttccccagca tctgattttc agagcatcat taactctttc cttcagaggt tctaaggctg 49080 agcggaacag cgcacttgag tggggatgtg acttctttgt gttttcttat tgtgttcttt 49140 cttggttctg tcttttcagg aagtagcata agtggggtgg agggggtgcc caggaatcgt 49200 tttgataaga agctggggtg ctgagggcaa agttagtttg gcccatatgg agtacacctg 49260 agcttccatc ttggtcctgt tgataggaag tagagggata gaggtgggga aagcactcac 49320 actgtctctc tcctgtctgt gtggggttgt tactgccact gtgtcacccc acacagtgtg 49380 gcagttttcc agctgttagg ggagtgagat cagcttctct cccacttgta gagtggagcg 49440 gatcgagcag aatgccacca acaccttcct ggtctacacc gaggaggact tgggagacct 49500 cttgaagatc cagctcacct gggagggggc ctctcagtct tggtacaacc tgtggaagga 49560 gtttcgcagc tacctgtctc aaccccgcaa ccccggacgg gagctgaata tcaggcgcat 49620 ccgggtgaag tctggggaaa cccagcggaa gtaagtgcct cctgctcctt cttctgcctg 49680 gtgtaggtgg ggaacagaag gctgtgcctg tgacatttcc tttcctttgc tgcatctacc 49740 ctcaatcctt ccctccagca tgcaggtaaa acttcaaaca cctttgcaag gacaagtgac 49800 ttccagatca aggcttctat caaaactgtt acgcatctca tgccctgaac atgggccctc 49860 agggagacgg gtgggccagt ggaggcagta attcagccct ggctctgttt gccaggcctt 49920 gtgtcagcct ggaggagggg gacttctcct ggactgggct ttttaggagt gctgccttgt 49980 cgatgtgttt actgtggggt ccatgcagac aaaaggcttt gcttgcttct gagcaaagca 50040 gactggagta tcacttccag agagccccca tggatgaggt ctgtgggagg aactggtttt 50100 ccccagcatc tgattttcag agcattattc tctctccttc agaggttcta agtcaaggat 50160 gtggggctgt ggtcctaact gcaagtaaca gagaatcctc tgtgccacac tagctggcag 50220 tttcccattt cttttaaccc caagcctagc ataaaagatc cagatctttc tatcagctcc 50280 taacaccgtg cctggactcc ctgagcaggc ttttttctaa acagaagcca gggaagcctg 50340 cgagaccttt gtcaagaagg gagagtttcc ttaaccaagt ccttcagctg acctctacag 50400 aggtcactgc cagccttggc atgggaggag gcagctgcct ccctctttgt ccctcctctg 50460 gcattttctc cattataatt cctgccatgt ctggtttaca ttcgtcatct atgacacagc 50520 ttggcagcag agggaagtga agtggaggct tggagccctc agctgaatga ttctagtcta 50580 gaaacctgtg aactgggggt gctggcctgt ggtctagact gtgtatgttt ttacttctct 50640 gggcccttgc aggtacaaac tatacctatg gatgtgagag cagaaagatg atcatttata 50700 aataaaatat ttcaaagaaa ataaacacct 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aagtggaatt gctgggttgt agtatatgca ttctccagct 51600 tgaacagata ttgttaaatc tgtctccaaa gtggttgaac taattttcca tcttaactat 51660 ggatgaagag ttcccttttc cctccttttc acccaggtct ggtgggacat tcttgtcatt 51720 ttgttaggtg tgaatgggcc ccctgctgtt gtttgaattt gcatttcctg attgtgcgtg 51780 agataggtca tgtttttata tgtgtataaa catataggtc ctaaggtcct tagggcttcc 51840 tgggaaaggt tcttaagctc ttctgaatgg ggcttttgtc ctgcctcagc tccagggtca 51900 ggtgccccac acccttaagg attacgtggt cacgctaatc acacgcccct gaggctgcgt 51960 ggggcagcca taagttacat ggaaatggtt attaggccct gattctttct tgtggtcttg 52020 gctgtccatt tgctgaatct ttggttttga cttgcagctg agttgcagtt gnnnnnnnnn 52080 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 52140 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nccagcagca gcggaaagaa atatcctgga 52200 ggaagttgaa ctttaccctg cttgggaatc tatccaggtc tgaagcccct ctaccgaggt 52260 ccccagaatg ttccccgctt tccccactga gtctgctggg gagtaaagtc caagatgaca 52320 gctcagttgt tcccacgtgg cagtgtcctc tgagggatcc aaataaacct ggagttttat 52380 tatcctgact gtgccgataa ggagactggc cgacctaggc agagaaagtg gaggccactg 52440 tccggtatct cttggcaggt cacactcatt ccttttctgt tcacatcagc tgggcttgta 52500 acagctccca gtgatagcgt atccaggctg gtcacccgac ggtggagtct tgtccatttg 52560 gaaggcccag accaatgact gaagtaaact actcacccca caatttactg ctcctagaac 52620 aaattgcttg tcttggtgat aattctcttg tgtatggctg aaactatcag ctctgggata 52680 atgtgcataa ctttgcatgg attgataaag ctccatttat ttatttggct aaacagagtt 52740 attacactat tacttcttct atgagtttct gacataaagt cagacaaact caaatgcaag 52800 cttatttatt tatttattta tttatttatt tatttattta tttatttatt tttgagactg 52860 agtcttgctc tgttgcccag gctggagtac agtggcgcaa tctcggctca ctgcaagctc 52920 cacctcccaa gttcaagtga ttctcctgcc tcagcctccc gcatagctgg gattacagat 52980 gggcaccacc acgctcggct aatttttgta ttttttagta gagacagggc ttcgccatgt 53040 tggccaggct ggtctcgaac tcctgacctc aagcgatttg cccaatttgg tctcccaaag 53100 tgctgggatt atgggcatga gccaccatgc ccggcctcaa atgcaagctt ttctatcatc 53160 atactaatcc tgctgaatga atttggagct caattcctat gggggggcaa gagcctagag 53220 gtcaaagctg tcctcttgaa tcctggtgtc gttgatgcgt gcataaggct ttgcttgttc 53280 atactctctc aggcagaagt gtaatttgag gaaaatgtag tgtgcatgtg tgtgtgtgca 53340 catgcacatg tgtgcataca tgtcctataa gaatgagaat gggtgcccac ttttcttggc 53400 tcctctccct tgtgcctctg ggcctttctg cctgaatgca cttgcctgga aatccttgtc 53460 gatctctctc attcaatgac cagagcacca actatggagt ttggaaacct ggctccagcc 53520 ctgattctgg cattgacatg ctgcataaca ttggtgaaag caactggcct ctttgaacat 53580 cccttcctgg tgtgtggcag gaaacatttg gtttccttga actgaacccg cctgacaatg 53640 ggaagatttg cctgaaccac ctcccctgct gggtagctat agggattaaa tgatgtaaca 53700 gaaggtaaag caggattatt ttttaaactt ttatctattt ttaatgccct cctatgtatc 53760 ttcaaggcca gagccttctg agacactcca gcccacggtg actgctctcc tcttatctgt 53820 cacttcttta gccttatact gctttgctta ttatgatcta tttatgtgtt gcgctttatc 53880 cacttgtctt gtccataagc tctttttctg cccttttgaa tcttttcagt ggctagtgtg 53940 ctgccttcat cataactgat ttcagtatgt ctttccagat tgactactta attgaatttg 54000 gaatatgggg aaggagactt agtgtaaagg gaccacccaa tacaaggtct gagattattt 54060 tatgccatat ttcatggtgg aataaggaat gaataacaca atctgaatga ataatgcagt 54120 gtatcatgag ttgggaaggg agaaaaaaaa gagtatttgt acatgtcatt ttttctttct 54180 ttcttttttt gtttttttga gatggagtct tgctctgtta cccaggctgc agtgtagtgg 54240 cgtgatctcg gctcactgca acctctccct cctggggtca agcgattctt ctgcctcagc 54300 cacgcaagta gctgggatta taggagcacg ccaccgcacc tggctaaatt tttgtatttt 54360 tagtagagat ggggtttcac cgtggtggcc aggctggttt caaactcctg acctcaaatg 54420 atccgcctgc ctcagcctcc caaagtgctg ggaatacagg catgagccac tgcgcccggt 54480 atatacatgt cattttcaat cattttgacc tgaatcacct ggttttatct ggtcaatgaa 54540 agcagaggac aatggtcaaa cttactattt gggtcttttg agacaaagta accagctgat 54600 cgactgtctt ttctgctcag cagaacttgc tggccctgga agccatgagg agtaactgaa 54660 ctgaggcgaa taggctcata gctggggagg aaacagcaac atagcaacat ttttactttt 54720 gccttattgg tgtaaccttg ttcacaagga agacatggaa gggaaaggac ttggagagtg 54780 agagaggaaa cagaaaagaa agattgtgag gaagggccag gaggaagcaa atagagcttc 54840 cagttcatgc ttggggagta ctcaaagtgt ccatgggaga gctacgggtg gttgcttcat 54900 atgcagggag aggcctggcc agacccacct tcctcccagc tctgacccca gagtgaggtc 54960 agtgtccagt ttccacgtga acgatttgca gaccccaccc tttccccagc aggtagcaaa 55020 ggccacctca cttgtgtcta tgcacaagcc tgggctcaga gattctctca agccctagtg 55080 tcagtgctct ccagatcaag aggaccaaca gagtatatat ctatagagaa gtttatttta 55140 aggcattggc tcacgtgatg atggaggctg gcaagtccaa aatctgcagg gtaggcctgc 55200 agcctggaaa cccagtgaag aattgcagtt tgagtccaaa ggcagtctgc tggcagaatt 55260 ccttcttgcc cctgagcaag aaggaattat tttctatgca ggccttccac tgattggatg 55320 aggcccaccc attcaatgga gggtcatcta atttactcaa agcctattga tttaaattta 55380 atctcattcc agcactttgg gaggtggagg tgggtggatc acttgaggtc agggagtcga 55440 gacnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 55500 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnttttcaa aaaaaaaaaa 55560 aaaaaaaaaa aagaaccatg tcttcatgaa gcttacattt tttgaaaagg agatagaaat 55620 ttaagaagaa aactaataaa tgtgataatt tcattcagtg agatatgttg tgaagacaat 55680 aaaacaagat tatgtcagag aggagctcca tagactgagt gtcagggaag gagttaaggc 55740 ttcagtgact ggaagaagcc aacacgtgaa gacctagttg taaatcattg gaaggaaggg 55800 caaaagcaaa ggcatcaaga caggaatgag ttgactgtat ccctgaagca gcaaggagcc 55860 aatgtggctg gagcaaagtc agtgcagagg aaaagtatag gaaatgaggg cctggagcta 55920 gatcagcctg cacagcacag taagcagttt ggactttatt gggtgtgaaa tgtgaagtct 55980 ttcaagggtt ttaacctggg aagtgctttg gagagaagtg gggagtgtta tattatatag 56040 tttatatttt ttaaagatta cattttctgg ttatagttat catagttcta gaaactgtat 56100 tttaggacaa ccaaatcacc ccagttaata agagaaagct ctttttacaa agaatgccaa 56160 gctattcaga ttaaagaaaa ataaagagac atggcaacca aacacaatgc cttattctga 56220 atttggctct tcgtccaaaa aaaattctat aaaagatatt gttgggaaaa ttggcggcaa 56280 ttaaatatgg tctctaggtt agataatatt attatagtaa atgttaaatt ttctgattct 56340 aaaactgatt atgaaagaga acaacctggc caggcacggt ggctcatgcc tgtaatccca 56400 acactttgga aagccgagac gggcagatca cctgaggtca ggagttcaag accaacctgg 56460 ccaacatagt gaaacccagt ctgtactaaa aatacaaaaa ttagccaggc gtgatggtgg 56520 gcgactgtaa tcccagctac tcaggaggct gaggcaggag aatcacttga accccggagg 56580 cagaggttgc agtgagccga gattcgcgcc aataccactc tagcttgggt gacagcaagc 56640 ctcctgtctc aaaaataaaa ttataagaaa caacaaccag atgtcatgtg ggacctagat 56700 tgggtcttgc tttgtttctg gtttttttgt gtgtgtgtgg ctgctttggt tggttggttt 56760 gtttgtttgt ttgtttgttt gagacagagc cttgctctgt cacccaggct ggagtgtagt 56820 gacatgatct caactcactg caacctctgt ctcccagctt caagcaattc acatgcctca 56880 gcctccagag tagctgggac tacaggtgtg tgccaccaca ccctgctaat tttttctatt 56940 tttagtagag acagggattc accatgttgg ccaagctggt ttcgaactcc tggcctcaag 57000 tgatctgcct gcctcagctt cccaaagtgc tgggattaca ggtgtgagtc agtgtgcctg 57060 gcgggtcttg ctttgaacaa accaactgga aaggacattt ggggaacaac tgggataact 57120 gaaattgagg ttaggtatta gaagagatga aaatgtatca acatggtaaa attgagatta 57180 actggaaaaa aatctgatta tgaaatagca tgtacagtat aatttcacct ggtaagtata 57240 tatgtatata catacacaca tgaagtatat atctcacact atactagaag gatatattaa 57300 agcttaatct tttggaaata taaggatttt attttcttaa tctgcttacc tgctatatct 57360 gactttctat aaaacacata taaataatct taaatttttg aataatttta aaattttact 57420 tattatttat ttatttattg agatggagtc actctgtcac ccaggctgga gtgcaatggt 57480 gcgatcttgg ctcactgcaa catctgcctc ccgggttcaa gagattctcc tgcctcagcc 57540 tcccgagtac ctgggattac aggcacgcac caccatgccc ggctaatttt ttcttttctt 57600 ttcttttttc tttttctttt ttttttttga gacagagact cgctctgtca cccagactgg 57660 agtgcagtgg tgcgatctcg gctcactgca acctccgcct cccaggttca agccatgctc 57720 ctgcctcagc ctcccaagta gctgggacta caggcgtgtg ccaccatgcc cggctaattt 57780 tttgtatttt tagtagagag agatggggtt tcaccgtgtt agccaagata atctccatct 57840 cctgacctcg tgatccacct gccttggcct cccaaagtgc tgggattaca ggcgtaaggc 57900 atcttgcctg gcaacttttt ctatttttag taaagacagg gtttcaccat gttggccggg 57960 ctgatcttaa ctcctggcct caagtgatct gccaccccgg cctcccaaag tgctggggat 58020 acaagcgtga gccaccgcac ctggccaatt ttaaattttt taataaataa attgctctgg 58080 ctgttctaga tggattacag gggcaatcaa gagtggaagt aggttgtcta gttgatcagc 58140 aatatgcttt tcagtatctg tttcccaagt ctaggtggaa gccagattct tgctggaaat 58200 gaagcttctc cttcatggga atcccacata catggccaaa gagatcttac gtctgggagc 58260 acaaactggg tatgttaaag ggcttgatat tctccagggt attttgttgt ccaacaaagc 58320 tgggtagaga tttgcacagg tccacggagc tgctcagcaa agggagggtc tggaggagtg 58380 ctatccagca gactaaaggc aaggcaccag ccctctttga agttatacac tggtccagcc 58440 agggaaatca caagcacaca cacataccca acatcagtta atgacaagat aagaaagaaa 58500 atgtactttt aaatttgatc ttaaaacaat tcacaactct taaaaattat gcagaataag 58560 ccaggcgtga tccaccaagc ctggtccatg attaatagta aatgtgaagc atccggccac 58620 aacacgtggt ataggctgaa tatccctaac ccgaatatct gaaatccgac atgttccaaa 58680 atcgaaaact ttttgagaac caacataaca ccacaagtgg aaaattccac acctgacttc 58740 acatgacagg tcacagtgaa actgcaggtg cacaagccag tttatttaac atacccannn 58800 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 58860 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnngcc tctgttattg cagctgaata 58920 accatcccaa agtcaagcaa tattgtgtgg gattctggag aattgagaaa tagcaaaata 58980 atttttgatg gaggcagctg gcagggctag ccctgcctgc aaagttgtcg gaaaggacag 59040 gtcccacggg aaagagtagc aatatgagat agtgccaaaa ctatggaatt tgaagtcaaa 59100 tgagctgagg tttccacact gacgtctttg agcaattact tcacctctct cagccagttt 59160 cctcacctaa aatatatgca tgatgatgat tctgccatta caggaaatgt tgacatgact 59220 gtagtaataa caattcacat tatggattat tttctatttg ccatgcacta ttatttcgca 59280 aaatgaccct atggaacaga tagcaccgtt attcccatta tatagtcaat atgtgccagt 59340 gtactctgta aagtactata caaatattag gtattctttt ctagcataga ctgccagtaa 59400 attcactgag cttgcagaat tatgacagga aaacatatta aaacccaaag tagactgggc 59460 cctgtggctt atgcctgtaa tcccaatact ttgggaggct aaggtgggag gatcacttga 59520 gcccaggagt tcggaaggac cagcctgagc aacatagcga tacactgtct caacaaaaaa 59580 tacaaaaatt agctgggagt ggttggcaca ccctcggtcc cggctactcg ggaggctgat 59640 gtgggaaaat cgcttgagcc cgggaggttg aggcttcagg gagccataat ctcaccattg 59700 cactctaccc tgggcaacag aacgagacac tgtctcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa cccccaaact 59760 acctaactaa aaagccatag acactactat gcagtcattg taaagaatgc tatggatgca 59820 tatttatttg aaaacatttt catgatacac tgagtggaaa catatatagt atcaaatttt 59880 cataagtgaa ttatattagg ttggtgcaaa actaattgtg gttttgccac ttaatataat 59940 atttatatta atatattaaa tgatatatta atataacata tgtaatatat gtttactata 60000 atatttataa tacctatgta tatgtgctgt tggaaaaaag acaaataata ttaacaatat 60060 tgcaactttg ggtaatgaga tcctgtgtgg ttaaaattag tttttcccta tgttttctaa 60120 tttttctgca aggaatatga agtacatgta caattttatt ttaaaattac agcaaaaaga 60180 gactcagggc tgggcgtggt gactcatgcc tgtgatccca acactttggg aggccgaagc 60240 aggcagatca cctgaggtca gcagtttgag accagcctgc ccatcatggc gaaaccccgt 60300 ctctacgaaa aatacaaaat tagccaggca tgcgcctgta gccccaacta ctcaggaggc 60360 tgatgcagga gaatcacttg aacccagacg gtggaggttg ccacgagccg agatcatacc 60420 cctgtactcc agcctgggtg acagagccag actctgtctc aaaaaaataa aaaataaaaa 60480 aagagactca ggcatgaaaa cctaactcaa aatatttttt aatattgcct ggcacacagt 60540 ctactttccc cagactgact cagcaacagt tgtgagcatc tcctcaaaac tggctttata 60600 gacctaagaa gcaaaatatt ttatttcaag gggatcctat tagtgaaatt ttacatcgtc 60660 tccctttggt catttttgga tgacttgaaa taaacagtct tgcctgtgtt cctaggcaaa 60720 tgttataatg ttgctaggca aatatcataa atcggaagat aagattagga atatttttta 60780 ctacgtagga agtgttgagt tnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 60840 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 60900 nttacctccc ccaagacctc accctttttt tttttttttt gagacagagt ttcactcttg 60960 ttgtccaatc tggagtgcaa tggcactatc tcagctcaca gcaatctctg tttcccgggt 61020 tcaagcgatt ctcctgcctc agcctcctga gtagctggga ctacaggcgc acgccaccac 61080 gcccagctaa tttttgtatt tttagtagag acggggtttc accatgttgg ccaggatggt 61140 ctcggtctct tgaccttgtg atctgcctgc ctcggcctcc caaagtgctg ggattacggg 61200 cgtgagccac cgcgcctagc cctggtttgg tttttttttt tagagacagg gtctcgctca 61260 gttgcccaga ttggagtgca gtggcatgat catggctcac tgcagctgcg atctcttggg 61320 ctcaagcaat cctcctgctc cagactccca agtagctagg actacagctg tgcaccatta 61380 cgcccagcta tttttttggt agagatgggg gtctcactat gttgcttagg ctgagctgga 61440 actcctgacc tcaagtattc ctcccttctc agcctccaaa actattggaa ttgcaggcat 61500 gagccactgc acctagcccc catgttaact attattagtt tgtgactttt cctaatttgt 61560 cccagacagg aaggagacag tgacagctgc actgtgcccc ctccctaagt tctgccatca 61620 gaactgctcc tctgacatct tttctgatgg ccagaaggcc accaggaccc atagtgatca 61680 ggctgtctca acctctttcc ccaggctagg ctaagggctc aggaaaagga agaatgaatg 61740 ggggctctgt agagtgcatc taagctctcc tgcatgcagg agggactgga gaacgaactg 61800 tgtagcttct taccttatca ggcaggcaat acccaggaat gctggagtca ctgcttttgg 61860 agcattcaaa ctctctgcag cactttctga gtcttgctgc taacagctgg ccttgcaagg 61920 aattcattac catagcacca caggaggcct tagaggacgc cggttcagga gcttgctcag 61980 tcatttgtgc agctcactgg ctgtgcatct ctgtcggaat cctctcatgt ccctagaact 62040 caaatcacta acattcccta cgctgttgta actttatttt actacctgtt cagccagcct 62100 ctgcttgaac acatgcagtg attgggatct catttctctt ccacatagac catttcacta 62160 ctagtaagct taatttcact gaaccaccta tggtgaagtg attcctgagt cattaaataa 62220 ctttctactg caccctttct catagggtta tttggagact taaataagat aacagtgcct 62280 tgctcacaga aaacagcctg taatgtgaat tgacaattat tgctgctgat attgttttca 62340 gaaagttctt atatggagct gaaatctgca ttctgtaact tcgaaaactt ggtcttaatt 62400 tggctcattg gcataacaga aaataagtct aatcatgccc gcctgaggat ggttctactt 62460 atcacaagtc tcctcttagt ctagttcttc atactcagtt ccttcagccc ttccacatgg 62520 gacgtaattt ccagatctct caccatcctg actgcccttc cctggacagg ttctgtttga 62580 ccttcatccc tccttggagg agtggccagg tgctggcaac taagacatgc gagctgtcca 62640 ccatctggat tatgcagatg aactaacatt gaaaatgaca cgctacatgc attacttaat 62700 ttcgttctca cagcaccttc atgaggagaa aactgaggct cagagatgtt aagtagcttt 62760 ccccaaatcg tttagctcag aaattgtgga accagaattc aacccagatc tgtctgactc 62820 caaagtctgc tcttctttct tggggaagtg gaagcctgag tgctgttctt ggaacagcct 62880 caagacaata atctggggac tgtcttggtc ctgcttgcag agggtccttc tgttacgtat 62940 gggtcctttc tggcccttta gcttctacaa agaaagtcag tccccctcca gctctaaaga 63000 cacatgaagt ctgtttgcag tccagacctt gcaaacttgt agttatagaa acctcagagg 63060 cctaccaggg cttgaaggat atttggctcc actttacatc tccattcttc ttttcctcct 63120 gtttttaatg taacctgtaa tcctagcaat ttgggaggct gaggcaggtg gatcacctga 63180 ggtcaggagt tcaagatcag cctggccaac atggtgaaac tccgtctcta ctaaaaatat 63240 aaaaattagc tgggctaatt tttaattagt gtggtggccc gcgcctttat tcccagctac 63300 tcaggaggct gaggcaggag aattgcttga acctggaagg cggagattgc agtgagctga 63360 gattgtgcca ttgcactcca gccttggcaa caagagtgaa actccgtctc aaaaaaaaaa 63420 agtattctgt ccaccacgtg gaataatgta atatttagta ataagaacag ctgcaaggtg 63480 tagagagtta ccgtatatcc atcacccagc tttccttaac gttaacattt tatataacca 63540 cagcatcatt ttgtcaaaac tagataatca gcattggtac aatactgtta actaaactct 63600 aaacttcatt taggtttcat caggctttcc actattgcct ttttcaattc caggatgcan 63660 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 63720 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnt ttataagatt ttaaaactgg 63780 caaaaaatat tatggattta ttcatagcta gtaccagcat taaaattttt tttttttttt 63840 ttttttttaa gaaacagggc ctcactctgt tgctgagtac aatgctggag tacagtggcg 63900 tgattatagc tcattgtaac ctcaaactcc tgggctcaag ggagcctcat tgcctcagcc 63960 tcctaagtag ctggaactac aggtacatgc caccaaagcc cagctaatat tctgttattt 64020 ggtaaagatg gggtctcact gtgttgccca ggctggtctc gaactctttc tgccttggct 64080 tcaaccacag tgctgacatt acaagcatga gctactgagc ctggccaaga ggaattaatt 64140 taactagaaa tctatagctt ttcaagctac caattaagtt tgaaagtaga ataaaaacat 64200 tttctgattt gccaagattc aaaagacctc ccaggaacct acaaggaagc tacaagatgt 64260 actccttcca catgagggaa caagccaaga aaaaggaaga aattcaagaa acaggggatc 64320 caacacaggg cagtggtata gagaatcaca gccatgcagc aggctgggac aagagtcaaa 64380 acagctcccg gatcaaccag gagaagaaag catagaactg acggttcact tgatgcgtct 64440 aaccttattc tgtggaatgt tacaatactg taggagaatt tggaagcaat gaataatagt 64500 tatatggaga ataaagtaaa taatttcgta tagactacaa actttgggaa aaacaagtta 64560 ttcaagaaag gtcatgtaat catagtatac gactaaattc aacagtaatc aacatttata 64620 taatcactat gatataaata ctaaatattt aaccaaaaat tgtgagttaa ctctactgag 64680 aagattccag aagcagcagc aggattggtg gtctacgagt gctaaacctt catcttccat 64740 aataggtagt gctcaataga aaatatgtaa agttagtaaa tcaaaaaaca gtaaaaattt 64800 attagttata aataaggaag tagggccagg tgtggtatta tcccaacatt ttgggaggcc 64860 gaggcaggtg gatcacttaa ggccagaagt tcgagactaa cctggtcaac atagtgaaaa 64920 cccgtctcta ctaaaaatac aaaaattagc taggcatgtt ggagcatgcc cataatccca 64980 gctcctcagg aggctaaggc acgagaatca cctgaacctg ggaagtggag attgcagtga 65040 gccgagattg tgccactgca atccagcctg ggcgacagag tgaaactctg tctcaaatta 65100 aataaataag gaggtaaata gcaaaaagca acagcttata gatttttaaa tggtggccag 65160 gcgcggtcgc tcacacctgt aattccagca ccctgagagg ccaggcggat gggtcacctg 65220 agacaggagt tgagaccagc ctgaccaann nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 65280 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 65340 nnnnnnnngc ggttcacgcc tgatatccca gcattttggg aggccaaggc aggcgaatca 65400 tgaggttaag agatcaagac catcctggcc aacatggtga aacctgtctc ccgttaaaat 65460 accaaaatta gcccggcatg gtggcaggta taatcccagc ttacttggga gactgaggca 65520 ggagaatcac ttggacccac ggaggcggag gttgcactga gctgagattg cacccttgca 65580 atgcagcctg ggcaaccatt gccaaactcc atttccaaaa aaaaaaaata ttcttagggt 65640 ttggggcttt tttggggggg gttggggtgt aactatggta aatgggatta ccttttaaat 65700 tttttttctt ttttttgaga tgggagtctt gctatgttgc ccaagctggt ctgaactact 65760 gggctcaagc aatctgcctg cctcagcctc ccgagtagct gggattacag acgtacacca 65820 ttgtgccatc ttgatttctt ttcttgtttg tgtctagaaa tgctacttgt ttttgaatac 65880 tgattttgta tcctgcaact ttactaaatt cacttattag ttctgagact tattgagtag 65940 agtctttata tttttctcgt tttttgagac agagtcttgc tctgttgccc aggctggagt 66000 gtggtggtgt gatctcggct ctctgcaacc cccacctccc aggttcaagt gattttccta 66060 cctcagcctc ctgagtaact gggattacag gcatgcacca ccacgcccag ctaatttttt 66120 tgtattttta gtagagacag ggtttcgcga tgttgaccag tctagtctca aactcctgac 66180 ctcaagtgat ccaccatcct ctaccaccca aagtgctggg attacaggca tgagccactg 66240 cgtccggcct gatttttcta tatataaaat catgtcatct gtaaacaggg actattttac 66300 ttccttcttt tcaaattgaa tgtccttttt tctttctttt gcctaattgc tctggctagg 66360 acttccagta ttatgttgta attcaagaaa tatttgttga gaacttatca taaacaaaaa 66420 aattattcta ggcactagag gaaaataata cagacaagaa ctatgtcttc tgccaggcac 66480 agttgctcat gcctgtaatc ccagcacttt ggaaggtcga ggtgggcgga tcacctgagc 66540 tcaggagttc gagaccagcc tggccaaaat ggcgaaaccc cctctctact aaaaatacaa 66600 aaattagccg tggtggcatg cgccggtaat cccagctact ggggaacctg aggcaggaga 66660 atcatcgaaa cccgggagtc ggaggttgca gtgggcacaa gatcacgcca ctatactcca 66720 gcctgggcga nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 66780 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn cttttttttg 66840 ggggtttccc cggccccccc cttttttttt tttttttttt tttttttttt tgtgagaccg 66900 agtcttgctc tgttgcccag gatggagtac aatggtgcaa tctctgctca ctgcaacctc 66960 cgcctcctgg gctcgagcag ttctcctgct ttagcttcct gagtagctgg gattacaggt 67020 acccaccacc atgcttggct aatttttagt agagatgggg tttcaccatg ctggccaggc 67080 tggtttcaaa ctcctgaccg taaatgatct gcctgccttg gcctcccaaa gtgctgggat 67140 tacaggcatg agtcaccatg tctggcctcc ccatttaaaa tggcaacccc tgccctgcct 67200 cctagcacct ctgtctcctt cctctgcttt attttctcta gaacacttac caccacctga 67260 catattatat atcttaacta tttctttgtt tacagtctgc cttccctgct aagatgaaag 67320 gcattcttgt ctattttgat cattgctgta tttccagtgc cagtacttaa taaatacttg 67380 ttgaataaat gcatgataaa ttctgaagct atttaaactt tttcaattgt actgagcacg 67440 ggctcagtac aaggaaatct acacacatag tttaccacat ttacacatca aaggtggatc 67500 aaaaattttt tcaataggca tttgaaaaac attagaaatg aaatacttta ataacaaggg 67560 tgattatata cttaatatac aaatgtctct acttttttaa ctcagtggta agaatttact 67620 ttttcaatct cataaagaag ggctctctaa gcaagatata aacacagaaa ataaaaggga 67680 aacataataa acttggctat acacattttt ttttttgaaa cagtcttgtt ctgtcaccca 67740 ggctagagtg cagtggtgca acctcagctc actgcaacct ccacctccca ggttcaagca 67800 attctcatgc ctcagtctga gtcatgtgcc acccgcccca acccacccca ccccaccccc 67860 agctaattgt tctattttta gtagagacag ggtttcacca tgttggccaa atttgttttt 67920 aactctgatg aaaatgagtt aaacaaagtc aaagataatt taaactaagt cacaaaatat 67980 tgcaacatat aagannnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 68040 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnaccaca 68100 gaatcagcaa cagttcacat agggcaaatg ttttaaataa acatttttta aactccatgt 68160 tgcaagaagt agcaacacta acaaaagcaa tatttatata aggacatact ttgtaaccag 68220 tttaaaggcc aagggagggt taggttaatg agggctcagg cagtcaggaa ggcttctgag 68280 aggctatggc cttgagaggc aggtggcctt ttggatagac agaaggaagc aggtggcaga 68340 ggtctggcag aggctgcatg aggccgaatc atggaagcct caaagtgaga cacaggttag 68400 agtccctgca gtagtgatgg ggaattctga aggcttttga gtcggggcat ggcatgaaaa 68460 tttcacccct gcctcctcac ccatctgcct tgaatctaga aagcacagct ggattccccc 68520 taaagttctg cctacatcag tggtttcttt tccctcctag actgacattt tgtacagaag 68580 accctgagaa caccagcata tccccaggcc gggagctctg gtttcgcaag tgtcgggatg 68640 gctggaggat gaaaaacgaa accaggtaac caggactttc tcacacgttc cacccaggac 68700 acgttgacat gatgatctcc tagcatgtgc tggggatgga tctgggtgcc agggacatag 68760 catgaacaaa acagataaaa atctcttcct ttaagaagtt gggccgggcg tggtggctca 68820 agcctgtaat cccagcactt tgggaggcca aggcaggcag atcacctgag gtcaggagtt 68880 tgagaccagc ctggctaaca tagtgaaacc ccatctctac taaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaga 68940 atgccgggca tggtggtgtg tgcctgtaat cccagctact tgggaggttg aggcaggaaa 69000 atcacttgaa cctgaaaggt ggaggctgca gtgagctgaa accgcaatgt tgcactccag 69060 cctaggtgac agaaatgaag ctctgtctca aaaagaaaga aagggccagg catggaggct 69120 cacgcctgta atcccagcac tttgggaggc tgaggcaggc ggatcacgag gtcaggagat 69180 cgacacaatc ctggctaaca cagtgaaacc tcatctctct aaaaatataa aaaattagac 69240 gggcatggtg acgggtgcct gtagtcccag ctactcggga ggctgaggca ggagaatggt 69300 atgaacctgg gaggaagagc ttgcagtgag ctgagattgc accactgcac tccagcctgg 69360 ggtgacagag tgagactccg tctcaaaaaa ataaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa nnnnnnnnnn 69420 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 69480 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaagaagct 69540 gaccttctgc taggagataa agaagcaagt gaaatactgt agataggatg ttggaagtgt 69600 taatgtctct tctgctcttt gtcctgcctc aacctgtagg ggttcattgt acatgaccct 69660 actggcatga gatcttctct gtaactaagt ccccaggttg gtgcccattc ctgccatctt 69720 tgaagtatct tttttttttt cctttgagac atggtcttac tctgttaccc aggctggagc 69780 gcagtggcat gatcctggct cactgcagcc tcgacctccc caggcttggg tgatccttcc 69840 gcctttgcct cctgtatagc tgggaccaca ggcacttgcc accacgctga gctaatttgt 69900 gtattttttt gcagagacgg ggtttcacca tgttgcccag tctggtcttg aactccatgg 69960 ctcaagtgat ccgcctgcct tggcctccca gagtgctggg attacaggtg tgagccactg 70020 tgcctggccc ctgccatctt tgattgacat cttctctgta ataactagag ctgtgggaac 70080 gtgcctaagg gctcctagct tccttctggc caccaggtca ggtttgggaa tggggtggga 70140 gataaagaga agcacaaagc atgttctcct ttcttaggtt ttctagaatg caggtaagtg 70200 tgggcctaat tctcccacac actttttttt tttttttttt gagacaaagt ctcactctat 70260 cgctcaggct ggagtgcagt ggagtgatct tggcttacta aaacctccgc ctcccgggtc 70320 caagtgattc tccttcctca accttccgag tagctgggat tacaagtgcc tgctaccacg 70380 cctggctaat ttttgtattt ttagttgaga tgggttttcg ccatgttggc caagttacca 70440 tgttggccaa gttggtctca aactcttgat ctcaagtgat ctgcccacct tggcctccaa 70500 aagtgctggc attacaggtt tgagccacgg tgcccaaccc caatccttcc cctttttggg 70560 aaacagaaat gcccatgtat gtggagctaa gtgagacaga ggggttgtca tgcttcacta 70620 tccccttgtc ccatgctgca atccgttatt tcagacgtga ggaaggccca tcttgtggtg 70680 tgaggcagtg ggctcatcct ggggaacagc cacacgccct ctaagccaaa acacctgcta 70740 aggaggaagg agactgtctc ctcacaccat gcctgtcgcc accctttgct ctaacaaggg 70800 tactagataa taatactgct gtggtacacc tagcacttag cttgggccca gcctgcaccc 70860 agggacttac ataatgatgt ttgtcatcaa cccactaggc aggggttgtt agccctgtgt 70920 acagatgagg aaccgaggct cagggagatg aagtttctct cccaaggccc ccagcaatgg 70980 cagagggagt tgaagcaggt cggtctaccc caaagcctgt gttgttgagc accgaggctc 71040 caagtgctca gatgatcacc tcgcgtctgt ctgggtatca attatcaggc agctgtgccc 71100 gtgctccggg gtcgcctgtg attaaccatt tgccaccccc aaggctgcgc tgcatcccag 71160 ctgctctgtc tcctggttag gagctcaaca caaccacaag caccatcatc acaggactcg 71220 tgccatctaa ttaagggact cagtctagcg taggctcgta tgattttcta ctactataac 71280 gattgtaaat ctttatgtat ttaaatgtgt acatttcaaa gtgtttccac atatattaac 71340 ttcattgatc ctccagacaa ccatgtagat tggacacacc caggaaagat gactaaggaa 71400 ggctattctt tttttattga gacagggtct tgctctgtca cccaggctgg agtacagtgg 71460 catgatcaca gctcattgca gcctcgacct ccctgggctc agatgatctt cctacctcag 71520 cctcctgagt agcttggatt acaggaatgt gccactatgc ctggctaatt tttgtagaga 71580 tgaggtttca ccatgttgcc caggctggtc tctatctcct gagctcaagt gatctgcctg 71640 cctcggcctc ccagtgctgg gtttgcaggc atgagccact gtgcccagtc aggatggcta 71700 ttcttatgat aaaggctaag atatttattc ttctttcccg ctttggaatt catatacctg 71760 agaactctat gattcaccct ctcactacta attttagaaa acaagctgtc cttttccatt 71820 ccctcaaaaa caataggagt ccaagtaata aatgaacact aggaagtcat agcatcatat 71880 gtaacatgtt tagcatcctc cctcctgaca tggatgctgt tcacatgttc actgataagg 71940 agcctgagat tcagagaggt tcagtggtgt gttcacatag ctgagactag aatccaggtc 72000 tcctaactct cagtcttgcc ccctttctgc caatacagtg tctctcttgt atttctagat 72060 caaggcaaag aggacacttt gatagttctc cccacacttg tgtgtccatg attgtgtgtg 72120 tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtatg ttgtgggtgg ataatatgta aatgcaagaa 72180 ctgtgatgta ctcaactcag ggtccagagg gtgctgcagt gtggtgtttc tcaaagtgta 72240 tctatggctt gtcaggttag ggagagaagg cagcactcgg gaccttgtcc atttattctg 72300 aaaggaatac atgtaaaata gtcccatagg ggtgtcagaa agcttggcct taaggtcaaa 72360 agagcacacc ctgaatacag gtttgcgcgt ttgctggtgt gtgagctaac aaatgccact 72420 ctcacacggt ttctttcagt cccactgtgg agcttccctg agggtgcccg ggcaagtctt 72480 gccagcaagg cagcaagact tcctgctatc caagcccatg gaggaaagtt actgctgagg 72540 acccacccaa tggaaggatt cttctcagcc ttgaacctgg agcactggga acaactggtc 72600 tcctgtgatg gctgggactc ctcgcgggag gggactgcgc tgctatagct cttgctgcct 72660 ctcttgaata gctctaactc caaacctctg tccacacctc cagagcacca agtccagatt 72720 tgtgtgtaag cagctgggtg cctggggcct ctcgtgcaca ctggattggt ttctcagttg 72780 ctgggcgagc ctgtactctg cctgacgagg aacgctggct ccgaagaggc cctgtgtaga 72840 aggctgtcag ctgctcagcc tgctttgagc ctcagtgaga agtccttccg acaggagctg 72900 actcatgtca ggatggcagg cctggtatct tgctcgggcc ctagctgttg gggttctcat 72960 gggttgcact gaccatactg cttacgtctt agccattccg tcctgctccc cagctcactc 73020 tctgaagcac acatcattgg ctttcctatt tttctgttca ttttttaatt gagcaaatgt 73080 ctattgaaca cttaaaatta attagaatgt ggtaatggac atattactga gcctctccat 73140 ttggaaccca gtggagttgg gatttctaga ccctctttct gtttggatgg tgtatgtgta 73200 tatgcatggg gaaaggcacc tggggcctgg gggaggctat aggatataag cattagggac 73260 cctgaggctt taagtggttt ctatttcttc ttagttatta tgtgccacct tcttagttat 73320 tatgtgccac ctcccctatg agtgacgtgt ttgatcacta gcagaatagc aagcagagta 73380 tcattcatgc tggggccaga atgatggccg gttgccagat ataactgctt tggagcaaat 73440 ctcttctgtt tagagagata gaagttatga catatgtaat acacatctgt gtacacagaa 73500 accggcacct gccagacaga gctggttcta agatttaata cagtgctttt tttcctcttt 73560 gaaatatttt actttaatac cagtgccttt tcttgttgaa cttcttggaa aagccaccaa 73620 ttctagatct tgatttgaat taatacacac aatatctgag acacttacac ttttcaaaag 73680 atttgtgtat gcattgccta attagagtag ggggagaagg gcaactatta ttatccctat 73740 tttacaaaac tgaggcttag tgaggttcag ccacatgcct agacttatat actagttagt 73800 ggtgcagcca gggagaggac tcagatttcc tggaggcaaa gtctatctct gaaactccat 73860 gaagactttt gcagccagtt cccaccaata tgccccagac gtgagacaaa caaggacttt 73920 tttttttata tagagccatc cataaaatcc taagcccttt tattaatgta taaccaggag 73980 aacatctgtg ccaacggttg gactttttat ggctgagatt cgggaggaag tgtgacacca 74040 agcaggagag gaagaatgat tttctttgta cttaggtttt ctaaggacat tgttttaatc 74100 tgtatcgtgc caaagttgta tcactgttaa acttctgaag acataaccag ttgagtctta 74160 tttcaagata tgttctcaag ccaattgtgt gcttctcttg tttctgtgat tgctttctag 74220 ccaaagcgaa gcttgtacag gttgagtatc ccttatccaa aatgcttgga accagaagtg 74280 tttcaaattt tagattattt tcagattttg gaatgtttgc atatacataa tgagatattt 74340 tgggaatagg acccgagcct aaacacaaaa ttcattgatg tgtcagttac accttatcca 74400 catagcctga gggtaatttt atacgatatt ttaaatagtt gtgtacatga agcatggttt 74460 gtggtaactt atgtgagggg ttttcccatt ttttgtcttg ttggtgctca aaaagttttg 74520 gattttggag catttcggat tttggatttt tggattaggg ttgctcaacc catattattg 74580 gctgtacatc ctggtcactt ctgacttctg tttttactaa tggaagcttt gcaaattgaa 74640 ttctcagtga gttgtatatt tatacacctg gcttgaagcc ttaattgtat ataatgatgc 74700 tttttaaaaa atgctatttg gaagactatt tatttctcgt gtatataatg tatataaaaa 74760 aatatggtta gtgtttacct aaggttaacc aatttcaaga ttaaaatttt taaatagtaa 74820 aataataaaa aattataaag ttcttaatgg tctgacaact caattttttt tttttttttt 74880 tttttttttg agacagagcc tctctctgtc acccaggctg gagtgcagtg gcaatcttgg 74940 ctcactacaa cctctgcctc ctgggctcag gtggtcctcc cacctcagcc ttctgagtag 75000 ctgggattac agagatgcgt caccatgtct ggc 75033 <210> SEQ ID NO 19 <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 19 000 <210> SEQ ID NO 20 <211> LENGTH: 289 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 20 cccatattat tggctgtaca tcctggtcac ttctgacttc tgtttttact aatggaagct 60 ttgcaaattg aattctcagt gagttgtata tttatacacc tggcttgaag ccttaattgt 120 atataatgat actttttaaa aaatgctatt tggaagacta tttatttctc gtgtatataa 180 tgtatataaa aaaatatggt tagtgtttac ctaaggttaa ccaatttcaa gattaaaatt 240 tttaaatagt aaaataataa aaaattataa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 289 <210> SEQ ID NO 21 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 21 tcaacggctt gccccagaac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 22 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 22 ggtggaaaat gaaaacttgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 23 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 23 cccctcccaa gaaacagaag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 24 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 24 ggagttgctc atcctgcccc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 25 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 25 ctctggacca aaaggtacgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 26 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 26 tgtggagctt atcttccagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 27 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 27 ctcacagatg gtttgacctc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 28 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 28 gacggagagg tagcatcctt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 29 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 29 cagggctgac acgagtttgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 30 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 30 attgaccgca tccgtgtaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 31 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 31 tccttctcct gcagccagtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 32 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 32 cgtccttctc ctgcagccag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 33 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 33 gtggacattc ccgagagaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 34 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 34 ctccgaggct gtagccgatc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 35 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 35 aaacatgggc ccggcaggat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 36 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 36 cagcctggct ggaagtcacc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 37 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 37 tcctgattca ccagagagtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 38 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 38 gcttgtcctg attcaccaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 39 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 39 aaaactcggc ttgtcctgat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 40 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 40 gcactggaag gcaaaactcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 41 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 41 gaagcgattg gagtcagtgc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 42 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 42 tgaaaggcat gcctgcccgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 43 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 43 ctgataatgg taaactctga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 44 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 44 ttcttgtaac tgaagacatg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 45 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 45 gacgtaaaag gtgggctcaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 46 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 46 gctccactat ttccagtggc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 47 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 47 gaaggtgttg gtggcattct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 48 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 48 aggtctccca agtcctcctc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 49 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 49 aggccccctc ccaggtgagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 50 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 50 gtagctgcga aactccttcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 51 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 51 gatattcagc tcccgtccgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 52 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 52 aaatgtcagt ttccgctggg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 53 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 53 tgttctcagg gtcttctgta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 54 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 54 cacagtggga ctggtttcgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 55 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 55 ggcaccctca gggaagctcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 56 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 56 ttgctgcctt gctggcaaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 57 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 57 gtcctcagca gtaactttcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 58 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 58 acagaggttt ggagttagag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 59 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 59 ccaatccagt gtgcacgaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 60 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 60 gggcctcttc ggagccagcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 61 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 61 caacccatga gaaccccaac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 62 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 62 aggacggaat ggctaagacg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 63 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 63 caatagacat ttgctcaatt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 64 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 64 atcccaactc cactgggttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 65 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 65 aggtgccttt ccccatgcat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 66 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 66 tgcttatatc ctatagcctc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 67 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 67 ccacttaaag cctcagggtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 68 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 68 tagtgatcaa acacgtcact 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 69 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 69 acatatgtca taacttctat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 70 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 70 caacaagaaa aggcactggt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 71 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 71 ttaattcaaa tcaagatcta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 72 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 72 ctaattaggc aatgcataca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 73 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 73 ctcactaagc ctcagttttg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 74 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 74 tggctgcacc actaactagt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 75 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 75 gactttgcct ccaggaaatc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 76 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 76 ggctgcaaaa gtcttcatgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 77 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 77 atggatggct ctatataaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 78 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 78 taaaagggct taggatttta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 79 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 79 acagatgttc tcctggttat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 80 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 80 ataaaaagtc caaccgttgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 81 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 81 ctcccgaatc tcagccataa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 82 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 82 ctctcctgct tggtgtcaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 83 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 83 atcattcttc ctctcctgct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 84 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 84 ggcacgatac agattaaaac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 85 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 85 gaagtttaac agtgatacaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 86 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 86 ttgaaataag actcaactgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 87 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 87 ccaaaacttt ttgagcacca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 88 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 88 agacctttta ctttttgcaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 89 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 89 cctagcctgg gaacccaaac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 90 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 90 ggatccaaac ctgcagcaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 91 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 91 tgaaggttac ctctgaaagg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 92 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 92 taatggtaaa ctgcagtgac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 93 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 93 aggcacttac ttccgctggg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 94 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 94 gtcatagatg acgaatgtaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 95 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 95 gaattctgcc agcagactgc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 96 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 96 ttcttaagaa gattgggttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 97 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 97 atatacaatt aaggcttcaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 98 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 98 agtatcatta tatacaatta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 99 <211> LENGTH: 2227 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (275)...(1777) <400> SEQUENCE: 99 cggcccgact tcgcagcggc tctgggaaag gacaggtcgg gctgggcagc gtgtccctcc 60 acacgctcgc tttcccggtc accgctcgca gcgctaccaa ccttccaggt tctgccagct 120 gtccacccca tcaccttctg gccgacaccc ggcctgtcca cttctagtct ctggaggttt 180 tagtggtttc aaaccaaacc aacccaaacc aacccaacaa caaaaaagcc caaaccaaaa 240 acctgcttga gaggaggggg cgtggcgggg aagg atg cga aac acg gtt ttc ctg 295 Met Arg Asn Thr Val Phe Leu 1 5 ctc ggc ttt tgg agc gtc tat tgt tac ttc ccg gcg gga agt atc aca 343 Leu Gly Phe Trp Ser Val Tyr Cys Tyr Phe Pro Ala Gly Ser Ile Thr 10 15 20 acc ttg cgt ccc cag ggg tcg ctg cga gat gag cat cat aaa ccc act 391 Thr Leu Arg Pro Gln Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Glu His His Lys Pro Thr 25 30 35 gga gta cca gct acc gcc aga ccc tct gtg gct ttt aac atc cgc act 439 Gly Val Pro Ala Thr Ala Arg Pro Ser Val Ala Phe Asn Ile Arg Thr 40 45 50 55 tct aag gac cca gag cag gaa ggg tgt aat ctc tcc ctt ggt gac agc 487 Ser Lys Asp Pro Glu Gln Glu Gly Cys Asn Leu Ser Leu Gly Asp Ser 60 65 70 aaa ctc tta gaa aac tgt ggc ttc aac atg aca gcc aaa acc ttc ttc 535 Lys Leu Leu Glu Asn Cys Gly Phe Asn Met Thr Ala Lys Thr Phe Phe 75 80 85 atc att cat gga tgg acg atg agt ggc atg ttt gag agc tgg ctg cat 583 Ile Ile His Gly Trp Thr Met Ser Gly Met Phe Glu Ser Trp Leu His 90 95 100 aaa ctt gta tca gcc ctg cag atg aga gag aaa gat gct aac gtc gtg 631 Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Leu Gln Met Arg Glu Lys Asp Ala Asn Val Val 105 110 115 gtg gtt gac tgg ctg ccc ctg gct cat cag ctg tac acg gat gca gtc 679 Val Val Asp Trp Leu Pro Leu Ala His Gln Leu Tyr Thr Asp Ala Val 120 125 130 135 aat aac acc agg gtg gtg gga cag aga gta gct ggg atg ctt gac tgg 727 Asn Asn Thr Arg Val Val Gly Gln Arg Val Ala Gly Met Leu Asp Trp 140 145 150 ctg cag gag aag gaa gag ttc tct ctt ggg aac gtt cac ttg att ggc 775 Leu Gln Glu Lys Glu Glu Phe Ser Leu Gly Asn Val His Leu Ile Gly 155 160 165 tac agc ctt gga gca cac gtg gct gga tac gct ggc aac ttt gtg aaa 823 Tyr Ser Leu Gly Ala His Val Ala Gly Tyr Ala Gly Asn Phe Val Lys 170 175 180 gga aca gtg ggc agg atc act ggt ctg gat ccc gcg ggt ccc atg ttt 871 Gly Thr Val Gly Arg Ile Thr Gly Leu Asp Pro Ala Gly Pro Met Phe 185 190 195 gaa ggg gtg gac atc aac aga agg ctg tcc ccg gac gat gca gac ttt 919 Glu Gly Val Asp Ile Asn Arg Arg Leu Ser Pro Asp Asp Ala Asp Phe 200 205 210 215 gtg gat gtc ctg cat acc tac acg ctg tcc ttt ggc ttg agc att ggg 967 Val Asp Val Leu His Thr Tyr Thr Leu Ser Phe Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly 220 225 230 att cgg atg cct gtg ggt cac att gac atc tat ccc aat ggc ggt gac 1015 Ile Arg Met Pro Val Gly His Ile Asp Ile Tyr Pro Asn Gly Gly Asp 235 240 245 ttc cag cca ggc tgt gga ttc aat gat gtc atc gga tct ttt gca tat 1063 Phe Gln Pro Gly Cys Gly Phe Asn Asp Val Ile Gly Ser Phe Ala Tyr 250 255 260 gga aca atc tca gag atg gtg aaa tgc gag cac gag cga gcc gta cac 1111 Gly Thr Ile Ser Glu Met Val Lys Cys Glu His Glu Arg Ala Val His 265 270 275 ctc ttt gtc gac tct ctg gtg aat cag gac aag ccc agc ttt gcc ttc 1159 Leu Phe Val Asp Ser Leu Val Asn Gln Asp Lys Pro Ser Phe Ala Phe 280 285 290 295 cag tgc aca gac tcc agc cgc ttc aaa agg gga atc tgc ctc agc tgc 1207 Gln Cys Thr Asp Ser Ser Arg Phe Lys Arg Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Cys 300 305 310 cgg aag aac cgt tgt aat aac att ggc tac aac gcc aag aaa atg aga 1255 Arg Lys Asn Arg Cys Asn Asn Ile Gly Tyr Asn Ala Lys Lys Met Arg 315 320 325 aag aag agg aat agc aaa atg tat tta aaa acc cgg gct ggc atg cct 1303 Lys Lys Arg Asn Ser Lys Met Tyr Leu Lys Thr Arg Ala Gly Met Pro 330 335 340 ttc aaa gtt tac cat tac cag ctg aaa gtt cac atg ttc tct tac aat 1351 Phe Lys Val Tyr His Tyr Gln Leu Lys Val His Met Phe Ser Tyr Asn 345 350 355 aac agt ggg gac acc cag ccc acc ctc tac att acc ctg tat ggt agc 1399 Asn Ser Gly Asp Thr Gln Pro Thr Leu Tyr Ile Thr Leu Tyr Gly Ser 360 365 370 375 aac gca gac tcc cag aac ctg ccc ttg gaa ata gtg gag aag att gag 1447 Asn Ala Asp Ser Gln Asn Leu Pro Leu Glu Ile Val Glu Lys Ile Glu 380 385 390 ctg aat gcc aca aac acc ttc ctt gtc tac act gag gag gac ttg ggc 1495 Leu Asn Ala Thr Asn Thr Phe Leu Val Tyr Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Gly 395 400 405 gat ctc ttg aag atg cga ctt acc tgg gag ggg gta gcc cat tcc tgg 1543 Asp Leu Leu Lys Met Arg Leu Thr Trp Glu Gly Val Ala His Ser Trp 410 415 420 tgc aac ctg tgg aat gag ttt cgc aac tac ctg tct caa ccc agc aac 1591 Cys Asn Leu Trp Asn Glu Phe Arg Asn Tyr Leu Ser Gln Pro Ser Asn 425 430 435 ccc tcg agg gag ctg tac atc cgg cga att cgt gtc aaa tct ggg gaa 1639 Pro Ser Arg Glu Leu Tyr Ile Arg Arg Ile Arg Val Lys Ser Gly Glu 440 445 450 455 acc cag cgc aaa gtg aca ttt tgc act caa gac cca acg aag agt agc 1687 Thr Gln Arg Lys Val Thr Phe Cys Thr Gln Asp Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser 460 465 470 atc tcc cct ggc cag gag ctg tgg ttt cac aag tgt cag gat ggc tgg 1735 Ile Ser Pro Gly Gln Glu Leu Trp Phe His Lys Cys Gln Asp Gly Trp 475 480 485 aaa atg aaa aac aaa acc agt ccc ttt gtg aac ttg gcc tga 1777 Lys Met Lys Asn Lys Thr Ser Pro Phe Val Asn Leu Ala * 490 495 500 gggcccaaga agtcctggcg tccacaccca caccccactg tccacgcaca tggaggaaaa 1837 gttactgctg aagacccact cgatggacga tctcagcctt gagccccacg aggagcttgc 1897 ttgctgggct catcctgtct cccctgacaa ctgtgacttc tcctggagag gcctgtgcac 1957 tgctgaagtt cttgctgatg attctagctg taaacctttg ttgccgccgc aggaagctga 2017 ggccagcttg tgtgtgagca ctggagtgtc cagagccctg cacactcggg gtggggggcg 2077 gggtactctc cctgtcgcta ggtgagcact ggctttgtcc aacatcaggg aacacaaggc 2137 tctgaagtgg ccctgtgtgg aaggttggca gctgcctggc ctcactgaac cttagtgaca 2197 agtctttgcc tcaggagctg actcatgccg 2227 <210> SEQ ID NO 100 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 100 ttcccagagc cgctgcgaag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 101 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 101 gaacctggaa ggttggtagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 102 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 102 cctccagaga ctagaagtgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 103 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 103 actaaaacct ccagagacta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 104 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 104 cgtgtttcgc atccttcccc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 105 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 105 aggttgtgat acttcccgcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 106 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 106 tcatctcgca gcgacccctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 107 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 107 tggtactcca gtgggtttat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 108 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 108 tgcggatgtt aaaagccaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 109 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 109 gtcaccaagg gagagattac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 110 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 110 gccacagttt tctaagagtt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 111 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 111 gttattgact gcatccgtgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 112 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 112 accctggtgt tattgactgc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 113 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 113 ccagtcaagc atcccagcta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 114 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 114 gttcccaaga gagaactctt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 115 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 115 cacgtgtgct ccaaggctgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 116 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 116 catccacaaa gtctgcatcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 117 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 117 caggacatcc acaaagtctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 118 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 118 gtatgcagga catccacaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 119 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 119 tgtaggtatg caggacatcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 120 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 120 cagcgtgtag gtatgcagga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 121 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 121 aaggacagcg tgtaggtatg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 122 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 122 agccaaagga cagcgtgtag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 123 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 123 gctcaagcca aaggacagcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 124 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 124 ccaatgctca agccaaagga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 125 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 125 gaatcccaat gctcaagcca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 126 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 126 catccgaatc ccaatgctca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 127 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 127 tagatgtcaa tgtgacccac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 128 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 128 tgggatagat gtcaatgtga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 129 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 129 cgccattggg atagatgtca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 130 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 130 tttcaccatc tctgagattg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 131 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 131 aaagaggtgt acggctcgct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 132 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 132 tcgacaaaga ggtgtacggc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 133 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 133 gagagtcgac aaagaggtgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 134 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 134 caccagagag tcgacaaaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 135 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 135 cagattcccc ttttgaagcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 136 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 136 ccaatgttat tacaacggtt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 137 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 137 tgtgaacttt cagctggtaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 138 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 138 taagagaaca tgtgaacttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 139 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 139 cccactgtta ttgtaagaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 140 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 140 atttccaagg gcaggttctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 141 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 141 gtgtagacaa ggaaggtgtt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 142 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 142 gagatcgccc aagtcctcct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 143 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 143 gtaagtcgca tcttcaagag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 144 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 144 taccccctcc caggtaagtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 145 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 145 ggaatgggct accccctccc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 146 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 146 ctcattccac aggttgcacc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 147 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 147 gggtttcccc agatttgaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 148 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 148 cacttgtgaa accacagctc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 149 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 149 aaagggactg gttttgtttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 150 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 150 ttgggccctc aggccaagtt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 151 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 151 ccagcaagca agctcctcgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 152 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 152 tcagcaagaa cttcagcagt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 153 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 153 caaaggttta cagctagaat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 154 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 154 cttcctgcgg cggcaacaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 155 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 155 gctcacacac aagctggcct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 156 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 156 gggctctgga cactccagtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 157 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 157 gctcacctag cgacagggag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 158 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 158 gccttgtgtt ccctgatgtt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 159 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 159 acacagggcc acttcagagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 160 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 160 cttccacaca gggccacttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 161 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 161 ttcagtgagg ccaggcagct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 162 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 162 taaggttcag tgaggccagg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 163 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 163 gacttgtcac taaggttcag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 164 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 164 aatagaacca ggatccatca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 165 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 165 tctgctagag atcaagggtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 166 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 166 gcgcagcagg tatgtagaac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 167 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 167 tcaaactact aaagggtgtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 168 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 168 ccaggaaacc ttgctgggtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 169 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 169 atggagttac agaaaggatt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 170 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 170 acagatgcaa agaatgtgcg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 171 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 171 tataaagctg gtacaataca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 172 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 172 aaaactaacc atagatttgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 173 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Antisense Oligonucleotide <400> SEQUENCE: 173 aaatcttgaa atcggttaat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 174 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 174 gttctggggc aagccgttga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 175 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 175 gctggaagat aagctccaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 176 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 176 gaggtcaaac catctgtgag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 177 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 177 aaggatgcta cctctccgtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 178 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 178 acaaactcgt gtcagccctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 179 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 179 tttacacgga tgcggtcaat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 180 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 180 gactggctgc aggagaagga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 181 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 181 ctggctgcag gagaaggacg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 182 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 182 tttctctcgg gaatgtccac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 183 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 183 gatcggctac agcctcggag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 184 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 184 atcctgccgg gcccatgttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 185 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 185 ggtgacttcc agccaggctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 186 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 186 gactctctgg tgaatcagga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 187 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 187 tctggtgaat caggacaagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 188 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 188 atcaggacaa gccgagtttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 189 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 189 cgagttttgc cttccagtgc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 190 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 190 gcactgactc caatcgcttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 191 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 191 ccgggcaggc atgcctttca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 192 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 192 tcagagttta ccattatcag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 193 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 193 catgtcttca gttacaagaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 194 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 194 ttgagcccac cttttacgtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 195 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 195 gccactggaa atagtggagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 196 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 196 agaatgccac caacaccttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 197 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 197 gaggaggact tgggagacct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 198 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 198 ccggacggga gctgaatatc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 199 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 199 cccagcggaa actgacattt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 200 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 200 tacagaagac cctgagaaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 201 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 201 acgaaaccag tcccactgtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 202 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 202 ggagcttccc tgagggtgcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 203 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 203 tcttgccagc aaggcagcaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 204 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 204 ggaaagttac tgctgaggac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 205 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 205 ctctaactcc aaacctctgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 206 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 206 tctcgtgcac actggattgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 207 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 207 cgctggctcc gaagaggccc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 208 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 208 cgtcttagcc attccgtcct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 209 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 209 aattgagcaa atgtctattg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 210 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 210 atgcatgggg aaaggcacct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 211 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 211 gaggctatag gatataagca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 212 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 212 gaccctgagg ctttaagtgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 213 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 213 agtgacgtgt ttgatcacta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 214 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 214 atagaagtta tgacatatgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 215 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 215 accagtgcct tttcttgttg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 216 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 216 tgtatgcatt gcctaattag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 217 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 217 caaaactgag gcttagtgag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 218 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 218 actagttagt ggtgcagcca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 219 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 219 ccatgaagac ttttgcagcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 220 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 220 taaaatccta agccctttta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 221 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 221 ataaccagga gaacatctgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 222 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 222 ccaacggttg gactttttat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 223 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 223 ttatggctga gattcgggag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 224 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 224 tgtgacacca agcaggagag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 225 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 225 agcaggagag gaagaatgat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 226 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 226 gttttaatct gtatcgtgcc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 227 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 227 ttgtatcact gttaaacttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 228 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 228 ccagttgagt cttatttcaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 229 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 229 tggtgctcaa aaagttttgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 230 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 230 gtcactgcag tttaccatta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 231 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 231 cccagcggaa gtaagtgcct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 232 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: H. sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 232 ttacattcgt catctatgac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 233 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 233 cttcgcagcg gctctgggaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 234 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 234 gctaccaacc ttccaggttc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 235 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 235 tagtctctgg aggttttagt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 236 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 236 ggggaaggat gcgaaacacg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 237 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 237 ggcgggaagt atcacaacct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 238 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 238 ataaacccac tggagtacca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 239 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 239 tgtggctttt aacatccgca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 240 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 240 gtaatctctc ccttggtgac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 241 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 241 aactcttaga aaactgtggc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 242 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 242 acacggatgc agtcaataac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 243 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 243 gcagtcaata acaccagggt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 244 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 244 tagctgggat gcttgactgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 245 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 245 acagccttgg agcacacgtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 246 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 246 cgatgcagac tttgtggatg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 247 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 247 tcctgcatac ctacacgctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 248 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 248 ctacacgctg tcctttggct 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 249 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 249 cgctgtcctt tggcttgagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 250 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 250 tcctttggct tgagcattgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 251 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 251 caatctcaga gatggtgaaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 252 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 252 agcgagccgt acacctcttt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 253 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 253 gccgtacacc tctttgtcga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 254 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 254 tctttgtcga ctctctggtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 255 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 255 cgcttcaaaa ggggaatctg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 256 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 256 aaccgttgta ataacattgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 257 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 257 ttaccagctg aaagttcaca 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 258 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 258 aaagttcaca tgttctctta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 259 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 259 tctcttacaa taacagtggg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 260 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 260 cagaacctgc ccttggaaat 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 261 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 261 aacaccttcc ttgtctacac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 262 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 262 aggaggactt gggcgatctc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 263 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 263 ctcttgaaga tgcgacttac 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 264 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 264 tgtcaaatct ggggaaaccc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 265 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 265 gagctgtggt ttcacaagtg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 266 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 266 actgctgaag ttcttgctga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 267 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 267 tttgttgccg ccgcaggaag 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 268 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 268 ctccctgtcg ctaggtgagc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 269 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 269 aacatcaggg aacacaaggc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 270 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 270 gctctgaagt ggccctgtgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 271 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 271 agctgcctgg cctcactgaa 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 272 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 272 cctggcctca ctgaacctta 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 273 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 273 ctgaacctta gtgacaagtc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 274 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 274 cacccttgat ctctagcaga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 275 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 275 gttctacata cctgctgcgc 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 276 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 276 gacacccttt agtagtttga 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 277 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 277 gacccagcaa ggtttcctgg 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 278 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 278 cgcacattct ttgcatctgt 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 279 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: M. musculus <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 279 tgtattgtac cagctttata 20 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound 8 to 80 nucleobases in length targeted to a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase, wherein said compound specifically hybridizes with said nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase (SEQ ID NO: 4) and inhibits the expression of endothelial lipase.
 2. The compound of claim 1 comprising 12 to 50 nucleobases in length.
 3. The compound of claim 2 comprising 15 to 30 nucleobases in length.
 4. The compound of claim 1 comprising an oligonucleotide.
 5. The compound of claim 4 comprising an antisense oligonucleotide.
 6. The compound of claim 4 comprising a DNA oligonucleotide.
 7. The compound of claim 4 comprising an RNA oligonucleotide.
 8. The compound of claim 4 comprising a chimeric oligonucleotide.
 9. The compound of claim 4 wherein at least a portion of said compound hybridizes with RNA to form an oligonucleotide-RNA duplex.
 10. The compound of claim 1 having at least 70% complementarity with a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase (SEQ ID NO: 4) said compound specifically hybridizing to and inhibiting the expression of endothelial lipase.
 11. The compound of claim 1 having at least 80% complementarity with a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase (SEQ ID NO: 4) said compound specifically hybridizing to and inhibiting the expression of endothelial lipase.
 12. The compound of claim 1 having at least 90% complementarity with a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase (SEQ ID NO: 4) said compound specifically hybridizing to and inhibiting the expression of endothelial lipase.
 13. The compound of claim 1 having at least 95% complementarity with a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase (SEQ ID NO: 4) said compound specifically hybridizing to and inhibiting the expression of endothelial lipase.
 14. The compound of claim 1 having at least one modified internucleoside linkage, sugar moiety, or nucleobase.
 15. The compound of claim 1 having at least one 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar moiety.
 16. The compound of claim 1 having at least one phosphorothioate internucleoside linkage.
 17. The compound of claim 1 having at least one 5-methylcytosine.
 18. A method of inhibiting the expression of endothelial lipase in cells or tissues comprising contacting said cells or tissues with the compound of claim 1 so that expression of endothelial lipase is inhibited.
 19. A method of screening for a modulator of endothelial lipase, the method comprising the steps of: a. contacting a preferred target segment of a nucleic acid molecule encoding endothelial lipase with one or more candidate modulators of endothelial lipase, and b. identifying one or more modulators of endothelial lipase expression which modulate the expression of endothelial lipase.
 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the modulator of endothelial lipase expression comprises an oligonucleotide, an antisense oligonucleotide, a DNA oligonucleotide, an RNA oligonucleotide, an RNA oligonucleotide having at least a portion of said RNA oligonucleotide capable of hybridizing with RNA to form an oligonucleotide-RNA duplex, or a chimeric oligonucleotide.
 21. A diagnostic method for identifying a disease state comprising identifying the presence of endothelial lipase in a sample using at least one of the primers comprising SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6, or the probe comprising SEQ ID NO:
 7. 22. A kit or assay device comprising the compound of claim
 1. 23. A method of treating an animal having a disease or condition associated with endothelial lipase comprising administering to said animal a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 so that expression of endothelial lipase is inhibited.
 24. The method of claim 23 wherein the disease or condition is cardiovascular disease. 